About US

Niki Tehranchi
Owner & Chef

After spending a few years practicing law, Niki decided to trade the courtroom for the kitchen. She trained at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts – Hollywood and opened EATZ Cooking School in 2008 to share her passion for food and cooking.

Her philosophy has always been simple: a great cooking class should feel like a dinner party, not a lecture. What began in a small West Hollywood studio has grown into EATZ’s current home on Pico Boulevard, where Niki and her team now host cooking classes, private parties, and team building events for guests throughout Los Angeles.

Today, that same spirit lives on: 100% hands-on cooking, great food, free-flowing wine, and a room full of people having fun together.

CORI VONMOON
CHEF INSTRUCTOR

Chef Cori VonMoon is a culinary instructor and nourishment coach passionate about transforming lives through food. With 16 years of professional cooking experience, Chef Cori has worked her way up from humble beginnings as a dishwasher and prep cook to an accomplished line cook and sous chef. Currently, she serves as a culinary instructor and entrepreneur, empowering others with her knowledge and encouragement to nurture relationships with real food.

With her smart, compassionate, passionate, and professional approach to culinary instruction and nourishment coaching, Chef Cori VonMoon continues to profoundly impact the lives of those she teaches and the communities she serves. Take a class with her and awaken your inner chef!

MARITA DE LA TORRE
CHEF INSTRUCTOR

Marita’s journey in the culinary world began in her hometown of Brownsville, Texas cooking the traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex foods with chefs of the region. Later, she worked in restaurants in Austin, Texas in both the casual and fine-dining scenes. Upon arriving in LA, Marita found a place at the Godmother of Malibu Cafe where she worked for years. Today, she continues to work with the Godmother catering team. She spearheads the production and sales of Godmother Salt, an artisanal line of salt blends created to carry on the legacy of the one and only, The Godmother of Malibu herself. Marita has been with EATZ since 2016 and loves to hear back from students when they learn a life-changing skill!