“The best food is simple, beautiful and flavorful, but most importantly, enjoyed with great company.” - Katie K.
Our Story
Hello, I am Katie Korobkin, Owner & Executive Chef of Sweet Potato Catering.
My love of food started at a very early age. I was born in New York City, surrounded by some of the best cheese shops, butchers, and bakeries in the country. Great quality ingredients were all around me. I believe that excellent ingredients are key to creating delicious recipes, but you also need skill and a basic understanding of culinary techniques and flavor profiles.
I was first exposed to this at home; both my parents are, and were, great cooks. My dad in particular always loved cooking and eating, but more importantly, he loved to share it all with me. He would pull a chair up to the counter and let me get my hands messy every chance he had.
Cooking can be a very dangerous activity, but my dad trusted me to focus on what I was doing, listen to his direction and follow his lead. He put a steak knife in my hand when I was only three years old, and I haven’t wanted to put a knife down since. My dad passed away in 2002, when I was eleven years old, but I still hold the memories of cooking with him near to my heart. He used to call me his little sweet potato, hence the inspiration for the name of my company.
Meet The Chef
Chef Katie attended The Culinary Institute of America.
Katie has trained in both classical and cutting edge techniques under top culinary master instructors. After graduating with a degree in the culinary arts, she moved to the mountains of Colorado and began her career at the award winning Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort and Spa, where she was introduced to Mountain American cuisine. Chef Katie was then tapped to join Montage Deer Valley, a 5-star, 5- diamond property in Park City, Utah. It was there that she honed her skills and learned the “Montage way” with an emphasis on an attention to details, presentation and an elevated guest experience.
Katie’s time working at Montage under Executive Chef Shawn Armstrong and Executive Sous Chef Christian Ojeda was invaluable. To further add to her experiences, she decided to venture out on her own at Reef’s, a boutique Mediterranean restaurant in Park City, Utah as sous chef, lead server and food truck manager. The extensive training and experiences that Chef Katie has acquired over the last 12 years has led her to return to Sandusky, Ohio to create Sweet Potato Catering.
