About Eat Splendid
Welcome to Eat Splendid! Here, Chef Paula Naumcheff helps you elevate your everyday dishes to transform them into little indulgences that help make every bite count. (After all, that’s the point of good food, isn’t it?!) Paula invites you to dive in and learn new culinary skills, meet some incredible tastemakers, try new recipes, and deepen your love of food and cooking.
Chef. Writer. Teacher.
Meet Paula
Paula Naumcheff is a chef, culinary instructor, and food writer with decades of experience across professional kitchens, classrooms, restaurants, and media.
She has served as faculty in a Culinary Arts Associate’s Degree Program and is a certified instructor for the National Restaurant Association. Her teaching career spans formal culinary education, public classes, demonstrations, and guest chef appearances.
Raised in a Macedonian-American family of restaurateurs and bakers, Paula’s approach to food is grounded in technique, tradition, and lived experience. She is nationally recognized for her work as a bread artist, particularly her focaccia designs, and trained under artisan baker Chef Joseph Carey.
As a restaurateur, Paula founded Sweet Bistro in Memphis, earning multiple honors from Memphis Magazine, including Best Dessert and Best Martini Bar.
Before fully committing to the culinary world, Paula earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance and worked in sales, training, and finance for Fortune 100 companies. She also worked professionally as a model and actress, experience that continues to inform her editorial and on-camera presence.
Today, Paula leads Eat Splendid and collaborates with select food, beverage, home, and lifestyle brands on founder-led editorial projects.
She lives in Huntsville, Alabama, with her rescue dogs, Izzy and Henry.
For brand collaborations, media inquiries, or simply to say hello, get in touch at [email protected].