
Bettina Campolucci Bordi on the importance of community, food accessibility and retreat cooking
Plant-based wellness educator Bettina Campolucci Bordi talks about her journey to becoming a self-taught chef and the unique challenges of retreat cooking
The Good Food Podcast
In this episode of the Good Food podcast, host Samuel Goldsmith sits down with Bettina Campolucci Bordi. Chef, author and founder of Bettina's Kitchen Academy, they explore the evolving world of wellness, retreat cooking and plant-based cuisine.
Bettina shares her remarkable journey from food and beverage manager to self-taught retreat chef, starting with plant-based, gluten-free retreats in southern Spain over a decade ago. She reveals the unique challenges of retreat cooking, from working with unfamiliar kitchens and local teams to creating nutritionally dense menus that satisfy diverse dietary needs.
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