Olushola Wadley

Mission led culinary professional with diverse experience spanning in cooking, organizing, and delegating with a deep passion for coordination, time management, and hospitality. Classically trained in fine dining establishments as well large-scale production kitchens. Seeking to incorporate the love of food, heritage and culinary skills to create access and equity for underserved communities within and / or seeking to enter the food space.

Culinary Associate at THE KITCHN (2023-08 – Present)

Work closely with Culinary Producers to plan and execute recipes for SEO photos and videos.

• Creatively promote ideas for the direction of photoshoots, coordinate with photographers.
• Recipe development/recreating recipes.
• Clean and organize the kitchen as well as the appliances.
• Collaborate with the design team on styling ideas/challenges and product/ingredient reference.
• Help develop kitchen / set processes as it pertains to the studio workflow.
• Source exotic products when required.

Food Stylist Assistant at FOOD52 (2023-01 – 2023-05)

Work closely with Food Stylists to plan and execute magazine and food vlog shoots.

• Creatively promote ideas for the direction of photoshoots, coordinate with photographers.
• Recipe development/recreating recipes.
• Clean and organize the kitchen as well as the appliances.
• Collaborate with the design team on styling ideas/challenges and product/ingredient reference.
• Help develop kitchen / set processes as it pertains to the studio workflow.
• Source exotic products when required.

District Manager | Recipe & Program Developer | Executive Assistant for CEO at RED RABBIT LLC (2019-10 – 2022-12)

Directed the day to day operations of a 5 - 7 person team preparing up to 2,000 meals daily for school age children using farm-fresh, locally sourced and culturally relevant ingredients and recipes.

• Responsible for daily culinary execution, maintaining a food-safe kitchen at all times.
• Performed quality control on all menu items to ensure recipe consistency and integrity.
• Ensured culinary team had all information and tools needed for all production processes.
• Created, developed, and tested original recipes for Red Rabbit while modifying for dietary/allergen restrictions.
• Worked closely with the culinary team to ensure the accuracy of the recipes and food in visual assets.
• Adhered to production timelines in collaboration with other Kitchen Managers.
• Improved food cost through disciplined inventory management and creative menu planning.
• Oversaw inventory management office, ingredients, and safety.
• Managed 5 partnering Red Rabbit locations by training and coaching 50+ team members on the AM shift, which including the prep and bakery team.

Stylist / Producer/ Executive Assistant at FLYING SOLO NYC (2018-08 – 2020-02)

• Produced and cast shows for New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.
• Creatively promoted ideas for the direction of photoshoots, coordinated with photographers, and was responsible for handling all garments and styled photoshoots.
• Worked hand in hand with photographers, designers, and the account management team in bringing concepts to life.
• Responsible for managing Flying Solo Media Content.
• Featured in VOGUE CHINA, VANITY TEEN, SPIRIT & FLESH, L'OFFICIEL LITHUANIA

Founder at O'FLAIR FOOD

Line Cook at CADENCE

Line Cook at RED ROOSTER

Reels Creator / Collaborator - Lessons in Recipe Development & Food Styling at CAREERS THROUGH CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM

Bachelors of Professional Studies in Applied Food Studies – The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) (2016)

Associates of Occupational Studies – The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) (2014 – 2014)