AKASHA

Mar 12:

Posted @withregram • @akasharichmond @hamantashen_for_ukraine – check out their feed, lots of great bakers like my friend @roxanajullapat are helping out. These are apricot hamantashen baked by our pastry chef Malia- @donut_go_bacon_my_heart & made with our blenheim apricot jam. Available for Purim until March 17 & profits will go to help Ukrainian war refugees. We just want to help anyway we can. 🙏💛🇺🇦 #cookforukraine #hamantashenforukraine #bakersunite #supportukraine #purim #slavaukrani #dtculvercity

Mar 9:

Still going with our “Slava Ukraini” Cocktail, a lemon drop made with @hansondistillery Sonoma made vodka. Profits going to @wckitchen who are on the ground feeding thousands every day in #poland & #ukraine They are our heroes !

CHEF AKASHA RICHMOND

Akasha Richmond settled into the life of a chef quite by accident, and has flourished in this role to become one of Los Angeles’s celebrated culinary names. She started her career as a private chef and caterer, and eventually opened AKASHA, her first restaurant venture which she opened in 2008 with husband Alan Schulman.

Akasha is inspired by world cuisine and has traveled to India, Southeast Asia, North Africa, Italy, Australia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Mexico. The menu at AKASHA reflects her love of global flavors. She has since created and led small culinary and cultural tours of India and Italy, curating unique itineraries for the bespoke traveler.

Along with her travels, Akasha’s cooking is an expression of her upbringing amongst two passionate cooks, one American and one Russian, who taught her both how to follow a recipe and how to follow her nose, taste, and memory to create an exceptional dish.

She has been featured in Food & Wine and has acted as a guest editor for Vegetarian Times. She lends her time and expertise to groups such as Share Our Strength, Environmental Media Association, Pediatric Aids, and more. She has appeared on The Food Network (The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Top 5 Restaurants), Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, and nationwide news programs.