Twinkle Vanwinkle

Background

About Twinkle Vanwinkle

Twinkle VanWinkle grew up in a small, rural town in Mississippi and migrated to Indianapolis in 2008. A life-long lover of music, art, and food, she has more than 34 years of professional cooking under her apron strings. She’s fed thousands of friends, family, and other folks while working in restaurants and bakeries and food writing in newspapers, magazines in Oxford, Mississippi, Indianapolis, Nationally, and in her very own kitchen. Projects & Experiences: • House Life Project: Creating and compiling stories as creative editor & community engagement liaison • Slow Food Indy: Chair, promoting the slow food movement and fair food for all philosophy, focusing on equity and access, Slow Food Indiana Governor • The Patachou Foundation: Executive Chef, helping fight child hunger everyday by creating from-scratch meals for more than children each week in Indianapolis and creating curriculum for culinary education. • Girls Rock Indianapolis: Executive Director, Board of directors, marketing, fundraising, instruction • ZingTrain Leadership/Manager training Twinkle’s hat rack also includes one for parent, musician, lazy crafter, and writer.