Chef Deb exploring the flavors of Malaysia.

Chef Deb exploring the flavors of Malaysia.

Chef Deb Traylor is a seventh generation Texan who grew up crabbing and fishing on inter-coastal waterways. By the age of 6, she had dreams of being a chef. Obsessed with Julia Child, and the child of her single mom, Helen, Deb learned to cook and started collecting cookbooks by the age 11. With a collection of over 1800 cookbooks, there’s nothing she won’t try.

Chef Deb’s collection of Uzbekistan bread stamps or “chekich.”

Chef Deb’s collection of Uzbekistan bread stamps or “chekich.”

Deb has cooked in a twelfth century castle, aboard a private yacht and on top of Medicine Bow Mountain. She’s hiked three miles to a yurt to provide an exquisite meal for two, and helicoptered to 12,000 feet to cook for a private celebration. She’s been a private chef and provided sumptuous dinners for executives, stars and politicos for years.

The quality, meaning and shared joy of food provide Deb with her drive and inspiration. As a chef, teacher and self-declared “food pusher” she can butcher, fish, forage and make fire.

Ask for her recipe and be blessed. Sample her food and be transported.