Meet Paige Riordan of Scarlet Kitchen & Lounge in Orange County

VOYAGE LA​

Today we’d like to introduce you to Paige Riordan.

​Thanks for sharing your story with us Paige. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Prior to moving to California and opening Scarlet Kitchen & Lounge, I was a professional dancer and choreographer in New York for several years. I owned a dance company called Scarlet Fever which performed all over the city. While I loved dance, it was a highly competitive, grueling job. I began to explore cooking as a creative outlet that allowed me to temporarily escape from the stresses of my career as a dancer. It soon became my happy place and inspired me to pursue a culinary career full time, so I enrolled at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City. There, I honed my skills in holistic, plant-based cuisine guided by whole foods and wellness. Upon graduating, I went on to work in some of New York’s most prestigious restaurants including Reynard at The Wythe, widely recognized for bringing farm-to-table cuisine to NYC.

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