ABOUT THE KITCHEN SINK
BERTHSY AYIDE
Executive Chef & Founder of The Kitchen Sink
Communicating through food is a way of life for Berthsy Ayide, the polyglot chef and owner of The Kitchen Sink.
Raised in a half-Nigerian/half-Northern Italian household in the heavily Dominican Inwood section of Manhattan, she grew up cooking everything but…The Kitchen Sink. In any given week, Berthsy would prepare Jolloff Rice and Parmesan Risotto for her family, then Arroz con Pollo and Empanadas for her friends. After graduating in 2001 from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Japanese and a year spent abroad in Tokyo, she added a variety of East Asian dishes to her growing repertoire. In 2003 Berthsy graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, marrying her prodigious natural talent and know-how to classic French technique. The result is a chef who both intuitively and intellectually understands the importance of food through a multitude of cultural lenses and perspectives.
Diversity & inclusion aren’t just catch phrases in our offices & kitchens. They are the driving force of each decision we make. From sourcing at minimum 85% of our products from local farmers who are often members of underrepresented communities, to working with the NYS DOL & NYCHA to identify, retrain & employ underemployed workers to guiding our vendors & partners to incorporate sustainable practices into event production wherever possible.
After a stint spent cooking for the rich and beautiful as the in-house catering chef at Hell’s Kitchen’s Splashlight Studios, Berthsy accepted the opportunity to work as a corporate dining chef in Rockefeller Center. Always in pursuit of a deeper knowledge and understanding of the ways in which food impacts our lives, she simultaneously completed a master’s degree at NYU’s prestigious Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health.
As a Corporate Dining Executive Chef in Rockefeller Center, Berthsy repeatedly overheard her discerning clients complain that they could not get quality, locally sourced, made-to-order food for their families delivered to their homes on a regular basis. After building a solid client list of corporate leaders and discerning NY families, Berthsy filled that void within the industry, literally changing the way her clients eat and see food. The result was The Kitchen Sink, your one-stop, all-purpose culinary solution. Fifteen years later, The Kitchen Sink has evolved into a full-service catering and consulting firm where many of our wonderful clients have been with us since Day One.
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