San Diego Personal Chef
Chef Rose Tuttle
Meet The Chef
Chef Rose Tuttle's Bio
Growing up between trout fishing trips with her dad in Southern California and canning strawberry jam on her family’s farm in Maine, Rose developed a deep connection to nature and sustainable food at an early age. That grounding in seasonal, homegrown ingredients shaped her path in the culinary world.
After attending baking and pastry school at the California Culinary Academy, Rose began her professional journey in San Diego before heading to the Bay Area to work in some of San Francisco’s top restaurants. Her passion eventually led her to New York, where she spent a decade exploring the world of savory cuisine and deepening her commitment to sustainable practices.
Rose’s dedication extends beyond the kitchen. As a former Resident Chef at The HOG Farm in Brookhaven, NY, she has embraced a full-circle approach to food—supporting soil health, reducing waste through composting, and educating others on how food systems can be regenerative from seed to service and back again.
Whether crafting a nourishing meal or transforming scraps into compost, Rose brings care, intention, and respect for the earth to everything she does.
Fun Fact
One of the best things Chef Rose has ever eaten was a warm, comforting breakfast of idli and sambar in Rajasthan, India.
Menu Highlights
Rose 's Signature Dishes
About Us
About Down to Earth Cuisine
Down to Earth Cuisine provides meals that are sustainably and responsibly sourced. We use GMO free products, organic when available, and wild caught seafood approved by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Guide to Sustainable Fishing.
Custom delivery uses only compostable containers to reduce plastic waste. We also work with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit that plants trees on our behalf to offset our carbon footprint.
