The District Magazine Vol. 1 Issue 2, Summer 2016 | Page 14

Chef Felicia “Phe” Lacalle
Owner and Founder of HealthE Gourmet

Chef Phe grew up learning from a master
where she acquired that quality food is an
essential ingredient to good living,
raised by a single mother who
would use Julia Childs on PBS as
a “babysitter” after coming home
from the graveyard shift. She
continued her love for the kitchen throughout
her teenage years learning authentic Latin
cuisine from her mother.
Chef Phe honed her skills by excelling in
her class graduating Magna Cum Laude from
the prestige Johnson and Wales University.
While attending and studying she worked in
prestigious hotels such as The Biltmore and
The Beach House hotel where she had the
opportunity to cook for world renowned known
names such as President Bill Clinton and Louis
Farrakhan. After Graduating, she moved back
home and worked for James Beard Award
Winning Chef Roy Yamaguchi for almost ten
years. Leaving to expand her knowledge, she
worked in several known restaurants in her area
before returning to Roys to complete her ten
years. Chef Phe started to run a small business
from home cooking gourmet healthy meals for
several clients. Today she is the Owner/Chef of
HealthE Gourmet.

1. How did you get into the
healthy meal delivery business?
I started this journey 4 years ago
on myself by losing weight and
taking recipes and turning them
into delicious alternatives. As a
person who struggled with their
weight the one thing I dreaded
about being on a diet was
the bland food. After posting
numerous pics of my progress
and food, a friend convinced me
to do the same for him. I started
out of my home and one client
turned into several clients which
ultimately lead me to renting a
large kitchen, leave my corporate
job and take a big leap of faith
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and here we are …

results you are looking for.

2. What are the top three
reasons for someone to
use HealthE Gourmet meal
delivery?
Quality, convenience, variety

4. What is your favorite HealthE
Gourmet meal?
That’s a tough one ……they are
all created equally loved

3. Is it better to eat twice a day
and skip breakfast or 4-5 wellproportioned meals and why?
Eating twice a day is not
acceptable! It is optimal to fuel
your body properly every three
hours so you can perform your
best! Whether you are losing
weight, gaining weight or
maintaining, you have to properly
feed your body according to the

5. What is your summer guilty
pleasure?
Most definitely on hot summer
nights, yogurtology with my boys
6. Are you a beach or pool
person?
I’m a mermaid so the beach
please, lol.
7. Finish this sentence: During
the summer, I’ll drink lots of…
AGUA!