Adriana Salcedo

​Adriana was born and raised in Santa Barbara with her four brothers. She was brought up by her inspiring single mom, who she grew up watching cook amazing food for her family every day. Adriana knew that she wanted to cook professionally from childhood, went immediately into culinary school after graduating high school, and has no doubts about the career path that she is so passionate about. After spending time at Santa Barbara institutions like The Shop, Teddy’s by the Sea, and the Rosewood, Adriana started her work at Pure Joy in 2021. She loves the contrast between catering and her previous restaurant work, and one of her favorite things about being an event chef is strategizing how to set up her kitchen and produce incredible food for someone’s “best day ever”. Her coworkers love her passion for learning new things and her sense of humor, and she is often one of our monthly employee MVPs.