Indigenous Culinary Education & Foodways Consulting

Teach. Consult. Preserve. Connect.

Rooted in our foodways. Created for today. Made to be shared.

Wadulisi's is an Indigenous culinary education and consulting business rooted in Cherokee, Quapaw and Seneca-Cayuga foodways. We help people and organizations understand Indigenous food knowledge and put it to work: in a classroom, a campus kitchen, a food program or a home kitchen.

There is no single Indigenous cuisine. Our work is rooted in our own foodways, lived knowledge, research, and relationships, and makes room at the table for other Indigenous culinary voices.

"My goal isn't to recreate the past. It's to carry the knowledge forward."
Melissa Garrett, founder

Meet the Founder

Melissa Garrett is an Indigenous culinary educator, culinary entrepreneur and foodways consultant. She holds a Diploma in Culinary Arts & Operations and a Diploma in Culinary Entrepreneurship from Escoffier, and is currently completing an associate's degree in Culinary Holistic Healing and Wellness. Read more about Melissa

How it works

1. Book a free consultation.
2. We talk through your needs, scope and timeline.
3. You receive a written proposal with pricing and next steps.

A consultation is a first conversation. It doesn't confirm a booking or an engagement. See Booking & FAQ.

Join The Wadulisi's Table

Get recipes, foodways stories, and first word on classes and new offerings. Sign up and we will send you our Three Sisters Harvest Soup recipe. Join our email list.

Looking for community?

For food sovereignty programming, cultural education, youth programming, and community resources, visit The Hive: The Indigenous Collective, a separate nonprofit organization.

What We Do

 Education & Training
Presentations, demonstrations, hands-on workshops and staff training for schools, universities, museums and food-service teams, including Native American Heritage Month and Indigenous Peoples Day programming.

 Food Systems Consulting
Indigenous ingredient sourcing, menu and recipe development, procurement support and food sovereignty planning. We can work alongside your existing food-service provider.

 Foodways & Storytelling
Foodways education, curriculum and commissioned storytelling projects for institutions, built with consent, care and clear agreements.

 Learn & Resources
Private and virtual cooking lessons, plus recipes, foodways stories and research in The Testing & Reconnecting Kitchen.

Culinary Wellness & Free SNAP Food-Budget Help

Practical culinary education to help turn general food guidance into meals you'll actually cook. Separately, if you receive SNAP and live in Kansas or Missouri, we offer free food-budget consultations. No proof needed, nothing to buy, and no paid service required. Email wadulisisllc@gmail.com with "SNAP Consultation" in the subject.

Private & Community Dining

We still cook for a limited number of gatherings each season. Community Meals are cooked on site and start at $15 per person. Private Table experiences start at $750 plus food.