Press
"As restaurants reopen, what will eating out be like in the age of coronavirus?"
The Guardian, June 2020
"The pandemic’s great divide: Twelve hours in an L.A. Restaurant"
Cal Matters, May 2020
"5 Things you can do to help L.A. restaurants"
Los Angeles Times, March 2020
"As demand for government relief grows, L.A. restaurants form a united front"
Los Angeles Times, March 2020
"A moment-by-moment look at an L.A. restaurant the day after the coronavirus shutdown”
Los Angeles Times, March 2020
"Why is a good cook so hard to find these days in L.A.?"
Los Angeles Times, April 2018
"Kimchi + Kush"
Vice, Bong Appétit. Season 1, Episode 7
"How We Eat : A Brave New World of Food and Drink"
NY Times Bestselling Author, Paco Underhill , January 2022
"People who need a job are feeding people who need to eat”
LAist, April 2021 & Morning Edition, National Public Radio
Reviews
"Kitchen Culture Recruiting is a restaurant matchmaker whisperer. She helped us find (someone) after literally one meeting."
Heather Sperling - Owner; Botanica Restaurant & Magazine
"Our relationship with (Kitchen Culture) has been invaluable. They have an uncanny ability to identify fit and are genuinely passionate about placing the right candidates in the right family. Easily one of the most effective recruiters we've worked with!"
Jerry Garbus - Operating Partner; Manhattan Beach Post, Fishing with Dynamite & The Arthur J Restaurants
"I couldn't have gotten to where I am in my career without Kristel's work. I'm eternally grateful!"
Chef Hunter Pritchett - Executive Chef/Partner; Atrium Restaurant
“Kitchen Culture Recruiting made my job search a very easy and smooth process; it was my first time going through a recruitment company.
I am beyond excited for my new venture and this would not have been possible without their help. As they say nowadays, '10 out of 10, would recommend!”
Chef Melissa Virgen - Chef de Cuisine; Manuela Restaurant