Work With Me

Let’s collaborate!

After two decades of cooking professionally, I am thrilled to be able to devote more time to what I truly love- developing recipes. My specialty (superpower?) is creating recipes that you might have filed in the impossible category. Can’t have dairy, gluten or sugar but really want some legit chocolate chip cookies? No problem. Following a Paleo diet and want bread that tastes just like real bread? I hear you, I do too. So I locked myself in the kitchen until I figured it out.

photo: Sarah Deragon, Portraits To The People

I only work with brands and products that align with my real food standards. If you are a brand that produces a quality product, let’s talk about how we can work together.

Recipe Development:

Have a wonderful food item that you’d like to be featured in a recipe? I’d love to help you with that.

Product Giveaways:

I only host giveaways for products I use and love and think my readers would as well.

Food Styling and Photography:

If my styling and photography style is a good match for your company, I would be happy to photograph existing recipes or products for you.

Social Media Advertising:

I love sharing my favorite products and brands with my readers. If you’d like extra social media love, let’s talk!

For my rates and more information, please email me at zenbellyinfo (at ) gmail (dot) com

What people are saying:

We love working with Simone! She has created numerous recipes using our flour that our customer base has gotten really excited about. One example is the Grain-free bagel recipe she co-created with Jennifer Robins using Otto’s. People went crazy for it and it still gets numerous reposts on social media even 2 years later. Having that recipe in particular available to our customers when we first started shipping really ensured the success of our launch.

One thing that I really appreciate about Simone is her ability to think outside the box and is not afraid to listen to her gut even if it flies in the face of “traditional wisdom.” Her pot pie crust recipe is a great example of that ingenuity. Only three ingredients (one being water!) and she delivers the most beautiful, flaky, gluten-free, grain-free, versatile, pie crust ever. Home runs abound in her kitchen!

– Sadie Olsen, Otto’s Naturals Cassava Flour

Simone is a joy to work with! She’s a wonderful chef, recipe developer, and food photographer brimming with creativity, and we couldn’t be happier with the work she’s done for us.

-Melissa Lopez, Bread SRSLY

If you’d like to discuss collaborating, please email me at zenbellysf(at)gmail(dot)com. I look forward to speaking with you!

BBQ baby back ribs