Eat Simple Food is a food/recipe blog, recipe development and food photography service, as well as a local Charleston, SC personal chef business. Hi! I’m Beckie Hemmerling. I love food and glorify it sometimes but also think of it on a basic level of providing strength & nourishment. Cooking has helped me *try* to figure out life, not just my own, but also other peoples. I have cooked through many joys / sorrows and cooking has always been a meditative place through these highs & lows. As a professional cook, I have been a “food therapist” to each one of my clients. My clients keep me on my toes and contribute to my personal & professional growth more than words can say…. I started Eat Simple Food to re-spark my interest in & understand food at a more basic level, to refine techniques for the home cook, and to be an advocate for clean, healthy, and organic food. I make a living as a personal chef, and through freelance work as a recipe developer & food photographer, and as a consultant for food based products & companies. I supplement income through the website with sponsored posts and as a brand ambassador for products I love. Food & beverage resume from the age of 16: waitress, bar manager, co-founder, owner & CEO, COO, executive chef, private chef, recipe developer, food photographer.