About Us

Chef Ajuana or as she is commonly known Chef AJ, desires to use her God-given gifts of cooking and an official "Saucier" (French for a person efficient in sauce makng, etc) to spread hope back into the community by igniting the passion of young adults. Who are interested in being an entrepreneur or God-prenuer.

Her vision is to use her gifts to serve, encourage and uplift inner-city youths of West Mifflin Pennsylvania, ages 18-22. As a trained Culinarian and Saucier, she helps to develop their skills from the ground up in the area of selling. In turn, as an older adult business owner, learn from their youthful, budding technological minds and a sense of fulfillment that one gets by helping others! The object here is to sharpen one another!

Ajuana shared how she grew up cooking! Every day after school at an early age of around 11-years-old, she cooked. Some friends and family members that grew up alongside her recollects her having to run back inside the house in between playing school girl games like double dutch, hopscotch, Chinese jump rope etc. to check on meals she was baking in the oven to be ready for when her mom got home from work. The likes of stuffed Cornish hens browned, seasoned well and cooked to doneness. 

As a latchkey kid, she spent a lot a time on her own and knew of the trappings of a fast paced, inner-city environment with the lures and seduction of crime that crouched at her locked door. Though she had her share of youthful indiscretions and by the grace of God, ended up being where He desired her to be, can look back and all that can be said is, "it was the Lord's doing and it's marvelous in our eyes" where and how God has knitted her life together. 

Honors are given to her great grandmother and mother for instilling in her the beginning passions of cooking and serving the community!

It is the hope that building relationships centered around God will established God-fidence in inner-city youths. This will instill courage and self-discipline to say no to a path not designed for them, and help the youths stay on the right paths ultimately, giving glory to God.

This organization was established in the year 2022 by Chef Ajuana, in a response to a calling. Desiring to fulfill what she believes to be why she was put here on earth; to be a servant of the Lord.

Coming from the south-side of Chicago and raised by a loving yet tough mother, she could have easily continued down a path not destined for her. A misguided teen with too much time on her hands and while her loving mother worked and some nights, attended college classes dabbled in areas that could have landed her in juvenile court. But God.... had a plan and purpose for her life. (For God sees the end from the beginning and also sees who we will become, not just who we are at any given moment. Read Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.' (biblehub.com) )

A plan to intercede in the lives of youths before they take that wrong turn, to hopefully course correct. Hindsight being 20/20 and all, there are things that she would have done differently. But it is never too late or too early to begin on our God-given path. It's all a matter of belief, faith and taking that first step. So here we go!