Marianna Carter, also known as Chef Rosemary, is a passionate self-taught chef, forager, artist, & community organizer. She grew up in southeast Louisiana, into a family of devoted home-cooks, crafters, gardeners, & educators, & is deeply impacted & draws on these influences in her work today. She has called Oakland home since 2021, & has worked with prominent local chefs, organizations, & runs a supper club, serving globally-inspired food to the community & advocating for food justice. She knows first hand the joys of learning & transferring skills, the fun & joy it is to carry these skills on into adulthood, which has inspired her to begin working to teach youth how they too can grow autonomy & joy in kitchen with confidence!