mike shethar

Chef. Consultant. Advocate. Host.

Portland, OR

(720) 474.1943

I am Mike Shethar. I am a chef, a food consultant, a novice gardener, a traveler and an avid cured pig lover. My work is all things food, and new, delicious adventures are what I am looking for.

I am a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, at Greystone (in Napa) and since then I have been working in many different aspects of the edible world. My journey has taken me to work as the Chef on a 400-acre organic farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State -- to Colorado to work as a chef Instructor with LiveWell Colorado and Cook for America in the K-12 school system, training staff to cook healthy, happy, scratch food for the kiddos -- and to work as a consultant with companies (Frito-Lay, Schwan's, Del Monte) to develop new product lines, packaging and protocept tangible and tastable ideas.

I am the owner of the now shuttered The Missing Piece Cookery, co-owner of Teaspoon Willies Everything Sauce and author of Go Farm Yourself. I live in Boulder, CO with my wife Corinne and our dog Izzy. We are very happy and well fed.

I am Mike Shethar. I am a chef, a culinary innovation consultant, an advocate, podcast host and a world traveler, always looking for delicious bites.

My work and life are built around food, and new, delicious adventures are what I am looking for.

I am a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, at Greystone (Napa) and since then I have been working in many different aspects of the edible world. My journey has taken me to work as the Chef on a 400-acre organic farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State -- to Colorado to work as a Chef Instructor with LiveWell Colorado and Cook for America in the K-12 school system, training staff to cook healthy, happy, scratch food for the kids -- to work as a consultant with companies (Frito-Lay, Kashi, So Delicious Dairy Free, Quaker and many others) to develop new product lines, packaging and food prototypes --- tangible and tastable ideas.  

My adventures eventually led me back to the West Coast, where, in addition to my culinary profession, I work with multiple local non-profit groups looking to expand the access to food and cooking, and educate around how, when and why to cook local food. I also host a few podcasts, including Mikey and Rinne Eat In - where my amazing wife and I talk about food and recipes with amazing guests, and a lot of fairly inappropriate humor.

I currently live in Portland, OR with my wife Corinne and our dog Aubbie. We are very happy, constantly traveling and always well fed.