Sheilah Kaufman

Biography

A popular lecturer and expert on Mediterranean cooking and Jewish culinary history and traditions, Sheilah has been a guest speaker for Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival, the Textile Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, Capital Speakers, Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, Les Dames d’Escoffier, Brandeis, Culinary Historians of Washington, the International Jewish Genealogy Convention, diplomatic groups, and the Turkish Embassy. In addition, she is a popular lecturer for Jewish Federations, Hadassah, diplomatic groups, and Oasis, and has been a frequent guest on television and radio programs (including Martha Stewart Live) across the nation. Sheilah also does consulting and has developed recipes and served as a national spokesperson for a number of international companies.