San has three loves in life; food, travel and art. She is fortunate to combine her loves within the world of food as the chef-owner of Destination Chef, offering traveling culinary services.

Having traveled extensively in the USA, Europe, Asia and Central and South America, San embraces the culinary and cultural delights that each destination brings.

San has extensive experience in the food service and hospitality industry; she has worked at a four-star hotel, private club, family-owned restaurants in addition to more than 20 years of providing in-home private services. San's cooking philosophy is to use the freshest local ingredients, that are nutrient dense, to create culinary delights while supporting sustainable and sensible practices.

San is an American Culinary Federation Personal Certified Chef (PCC). She is an honors graduate of the Kapi'olani Community College's Culinary Institute of the Pacific with both Culinary and Pastry Arts Degrees. Additionally, San holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art.