Food
Recipes, menus, restaurant work, and the small details that make a plate feel complete.
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About Shayala
Structure and soul.
I’m not really one thing. I’m a chef, builder, designer, and problem-solver—and I care about the experience from first idea to final detail.
SHAYALA WOLHENDLERCHEF / BUILDER / DESIGNER
THE THROUGHLINE
I take ideas and turn them into something that works. Something that means something.
I’ve worked in kitchens, behind bars, with product teams, and inside branding decks. Whether it’s a dish, a drink, a brand, or a whole system, I’m drawn to the same challenge.
Understand what matters. Remove what doesn’t. Build the rest with intention.
ShayalaExperience
The pace, language, service, and atmosphere around what is being made.
Systems
Tools and structures that let good work happen clearly and repeatedly.
Identity
A visual and verbal world that makes the idea recognizable before it is explained.
The work
behind the work.
Executive Chef
Cafotteria Modern Eatery
Developed and launched a new upscale kosher dinner program.
Culinary Consultant
Brick & Basil
Advised on menus, operations, recipes, standards, and kitchen execution.
Executive Chef
Ottimo Cafe
Led culinary execution, staff training, and creative menu direction.
Founder
Royale Mixology
Built bespoke cocktail experiences from recipe through event execution.
Product & Systems
Flybar
Worked across product development, design, AI, and digital workflows.
Designer
SWG Design
Created brand identities, graphics, websites, and visual systems.
Pizza for the neighborhood.
Tools for working cooks.
A home for everything else.
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Whisk by
Ami Magazine
Published food features and selected editorial work will join the archive as the original pages and photography are collected.
Enter the food archive