About The Chefs

Jim Zebert and Robyn Cavallaro are ‘ A Couple of Chefs’ Good food and entertainment is on the menu when this duo put on a show. Jim and Robyn demonstrate that each meal is a “Festival of Food”. Their cooking classes and demonstrations focus on foods that can be used in everyday meal preparation. They turn ordinary into something extraordinary.

The ‘couple’ met at a restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania where Jim was the executive chef in 2003. The rest is culinary history.

Jim and Robyn share a passion for food and entertaining. “When my friends discovered Jim was a chef they all wanted to be invited over for dinner. We enjoyed cooking for our friends and encouraged them to join us in the preparation of the meal” says Robyn . “ Our guests enjoyed our dinner parties so much they encourage us to share our talents with others, that is when Sagra was born.”

Chef Jim is a Peter Kumps Cooking School Alumni, specializing in French Techniques and pastry. Jim has worked has worked in several restaurants in the Reading, Pennsylvania area during his 26 year career. Jim spread his culinary wings learning from the several famous chefs including Nick Malgieri and Sara Moulton. He has also attended the Philadelphia Restaurant School and Jane Butel’s Southwestern Cooking School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trained in classical French techniques Jim most enjoys preparing dishes with Caribbean, Mexican and Spanish fusion.

Robyn, a third generation Italian, learned to cook from her mother, Kathy and , her grandmother Ma Frieda . At the age of 16 Robyn began baking and selling cheesecake to local farmer’s markets in her home state of New York. After moving to Pennsylvania she began catering and baking for area restaurants and food shops. In addition to desserts and catering; she also has taught Italian cooking and baking to home cooks across the country.

Together Robyn and Jim produced a cooking competition in 2004 for the NASCAR team chefs called the “Crew Chef Challenge”. They also authored a cookbook entitled “Taste of Victory” a collection of their favorite race day recipes and those from fans across the country.