An American raised in Surrey, England, Burnell has always had a huge appetite for life. She began her career as a textile designer in Como, Italy. She continued freelance in forty-three countries and five continents to lend her hand to many creative pursuits as a stylist, exhibiting fine artist, illustrator and lecturer.

She founded Littlebrook Cultural Management Inc. and ran the international art school ARTVENETO in Feltre, Italy, accredited by the University of Denver at Colorado. She made the sister-city-ship between Feltre in Veneto and Golden in Colorado. Twice, as the British representative, she painted at POOART for Peace in Slovenia, a program supported by the Slovenian government and UNESCO.

This passion for culture got significantly more scientific when she launched a natural fermentation remedy to America's wine, beer and cheese industries as Director of Marketing & Communications for a multi-national BioPharma company. When her children launched from the nest, she continued independently to research and develop the palette, both at her easel and in various VIP kitchens, furthering her understanding of health and food by getting certified as a Nutritional therapist.

In 2016, she came to Provence to register CHEF BURNELL at Le Lavandou in the Var. Since then, she’s been certified in Knowledge & Promotion of the Wines of Provence, was a delegate from the Var at Slow Food Terra Madre and has been a private chef for a great many wonderful clients, whether for business events or family meals in famous Châteaux and royal palaces, for dignitaries, celebrities and dedicated foodies alike. She also continues cooking up some oil painting commissions for private clients in France and the USA.

All the while, she diligently scouts out the most delicious and nutritious ingredients grown in the Var garden of Provence. You’re invited to join her on a wonderful feast of the senses through food, wine and painting workshops. Discover more about this talented chef on her website Chef Burnell.