Bio
Chef Kelly Burton, Culinary Instructor, comes from a family of cooks. Her sisters are professional chefs, her mother is a private caterer, and her father is a home bbq'er.
After graduating from University of Illinois with a degree in Economics, Kelly decided on a post graduate path at Kendall Culinary School. After Kendall, Kelly honed her skills in fine dining restaurants around Chicago until a move to Greensboro N.C. landed her in a teaching position.
Kelly taught culinary for six years in Greensboro until her sister asked her to move to New Mexico to open a restaurant. After eight years in the restaurant business and two award-winning restaurants under her belt, Kelly left her sister in charge and returned to North Carolina to continue her passion of teaching people to cook.
She then took a sabbatical for two years traveling Southeast Asia and attending cooking classes and market tours. She has now returned to her passion with a new portfolio of experience under her belt.
