Who does Kathy Ireland turn to when she needs help in food, entertainment and culture? ACafe by Chef Andre, is Kathy’s solution! This dynamic brand along with Landscape Designer Nicholas Walker who cultivates Jardin du Jour the outdoor living specialist of KIWW and the Quilts of Gee’s Bend are brand ambassadors who support Kathy in her mission of “…finding solutions for families especially busy moms.” ™

When Lifestyle Designer Kathy Ireland saw a need for simple and nutritious home cooking ideas for families, she asked her good friend Chef André to partner with her to bring culinary solutions to families. Together they developed the ACafe Brand, a place where everyone can learn and communicate about cooking and entertaining. The ACafe Brand is about food, family and fun! ….and fun means culture and entertainment.
ACafe “…where you always know what’s cooking!”

Chef André has studied under the tutelage of culinary masters such as Jean Francois Meteigner, famous for his tenure at L'Orangerie, Chef Suki at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Chef Gary Clausen at the Bel Air Hotel for the exclusive Table One, he has shared the television stage with Master Chef Dean Fearing of The Mansion on Turtle Creek and the incredible Chef Christopher Strong, from The Cafe, The Lodge at Rancho Mirage California. Chef Chris was the winner of the 4 Star 4 Diamond Award and continues to serves as director of hospitality for ACafe. With his awareness of nutrition, André brings to the table his enjoyment of food exploration.

With Kathy Ireland being CEO and Chief Designer for Kathy Ireland Worldwide, she and Chef André worked to develop products to support this goal. ACafe Brand products range from Rugs, Furniture, Top of Bed, Accessories, Lighting, Wall Art, Table Top, Jewelry, Skincare, and Candles, which have received one of the brands many Good Housekeeping Seals of Approval.


Chef Andre and Landscape Designer Nicholas Walker serve as
Kathy Ireland Worldwide Ambassadors with appearances on television and radio. Co-hosted an afternoon on “Serves You Right” radio with Steve Valentino, and appeared with Kathy on the popular television program Soap Talk. Chef Andre has also appeared on Sunday Dinner, Access Hollywood, Taste of Southwest w/ Chef Dean Fearing, Co- hosted The California Poultry Federation and Foster Farms sponsored National Chicken Cooking Contest, was invited to be a guest chef at the nation’s largest Father's Day event, Real Men Cook. He has also been a contributor to Amateur Chef Magazine, and Women’s Magazine-Santa Barbara.

Of his many duties for Kathy Ireland Worldwide his most prestigious would be when asked by Kathy to do an event to honor her dear friend Dame Elizabeth Taylor. It was Chef Andre’s great privilege to plan Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s 74^th Birthday Celebration at the Beverly Hills Hotel and work with her children to help plan her 75^th Diamond Jubilee at the Ritz Carlton / Lake Las Vegas.

For more information on Chef André and the ACafe Brand, please visit www.kathyireland.com.