Woman with dark hair wearing a blue chef jacket, smiling.

T H E C H E F

Le Cordon Bleu trained

Yelena Orlova is a professional chef specializing in whole-ingredient cooking, and your Ponte Vedra neighbor. She spent over a decade in Boston kitchens including The Ritz-Carlton and Encore Boston Harbor, then worked as a private chef in New Hampshire before moving to Florida and founding My Wellness Cuisine in 2025.

T R A I N I N G

Classic technique, whole ingredients.

The diploma program is where the method comes from: searing, roasting, braising, sauces built in the pan rather than poured from a jar. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2012.

Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts awarded to Yelena Orlova in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated May 18, 2012.

C E R T I F I C A T I O N

Food Protection Manager certified.

ServSafe certification from the US National Restaurant Association, covering safe food and beverage handling. My Wellness Cuisine also holds a Florida DBPR food service license and cooks in a licensed commercial kitchen in Jacksonville.

ServSafe certification awarded to Yelena Orlova by the National Restaurant Association, with certification number 24861965, exam form number 5630, issued on November 20, 2023, and valid until November 20, 2028.

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