Jill Pettijohn

Born and raised in New Zealand Registered Nurse 1978 NZ Attended Preston Institute
and La Trobe University Melbourne Australia where I studied Fine Art (photography & film making) I have lived in the United States for the past 21 years.

I began working in restaurants as a waiter and quickly moved to the kitchen. I have worked in many restaurants under some highly noted chefs and have carved out a very solid background as a chef.
This has allowed me to work in many situations where I adapt very easily, as a chef of high-end restaurant, to owning my own catering company.
I have worked as a personal chef for Donna Karan for the past 3 years, and for other celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore, and Steven Seagal.
I have worked as a food stylist both for magazines and for movies and commercials.

During this period my philosophy of food began to change, gone are the more traditional thoughts and relationships with food to be replaced with a more nuturing and healing relationship with what one puts into their bodies.
I use food more as medicine. I believe in using fresh and organic produce and most of the food I prepare is termed, living food.

I have been a vegetarian for over 25 years and I truly believe that by teaching people to understand their bodies they can better serve themselves for a more energetic and medicine free lifestyle. It all starts with the life force that passes your lips. Having a medical background has proved fortunate to allow me to understand the human body and to teach others.
I have a natural curiosity and look forward to being able to research things further. I have began creating simple 5 day nutritional cleanses for the average person who has never fasted before. These are proving very successful and I am documenting the results, for future use.
At this particular point in time I am consulting for the Como Hotel and resort group, working developing spa food with an emphasis on raw foods.

I am a Seeker of Truth and a gatherer of information, I continue to search and gather information everywhere I go.