Monica Castillo was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, where her family’s artisanal cheese business supplied gourmet markets throughout the capital. Though she lived in the city, frequent trips to her family’s farm gave her an early understanding of true farm-to-table living and the importance of honest, ingredient-driven food.

At 18, she moved to Paris to pursue modeling. Her career soon took her across Europe and later to New York City, exposing her to diverse culinary traditions, markets, and ways of eating. While she wasn’t yet cooking professionally, those years quietly shaped her global palate and deep appreciation for culture through food.

At 27, Monica answered the calling she’d felt her whole life. She relocated to Los Angeles, where she graduated at the top of her class from The New School of Cooking with a diploma in Culinary Arts. She spent nearly a decade in Malibu, where she welcomed her three children and refined the sophisticated, rustic style she’s known for today.

For the past four years, Monica has lived in Wellington, FL. where she is the chef and co-founder of an intimate 24-seat supper club on her three-acre property. Featuring her own vegetable garden, every dinner is a five-course, hyper-seasonal, farm-to-table experience—elegant, exclusive, and reminiscent of a private restaurant under the stars.

Monica’s cooking is defined by ingredient integrity, soulful technique, and a devotion to beauty on the plate. To her, food is connection, creativity, and love—and every dish she creates invites guests into a story meant to be savored.