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Featured Team Members
Jennifer Sparks
Marketing & Community Relations
- In the industry: 3 1/2 years
- First dish she ever made: chocolate chip cookies with gobs of colored icing on top!
- Favorite food as a child: peanut butter and pickles
- What she does for fun: play outdoors, travel, read, photography
- Hometown: Walhalla, SC
- Meal she would have on a $10 budget: pasta ears with fresh spicy sausage, sautéed kale and cherry tomatoes
- Ultimate dream food experience: a long, leisurely lunch at a shore side café on a sunny afternoon on the French Riviera
- Favorite guilty pleasure: the traditional southern cooking of the women in my family — especially the butter rolls!
- Favorite kitchen tool: a big old wooden spoon
- Why she does what she does: I'm passionate about good food and good people and Whole Foods Market is a great place to find both!
Celeste Isinghood
Front End Team Leader
- In the industry: 10½ years with Whole Foods Market
- First dish she ever made: probably something childish, like hot dogs; as a teen, broccoli casserole
- Favorite food as a child: alphabet soup, especially with the lima beans
- What she does for fun: jigsaw puzzles, swim, walk
- Hometown: Lexington, KY
- Meal she would have on a $10 budget: baguette, olive oil, black cerignola olives, soft goat cheese & arugula
- Ultimate dream food experience: I would like to eat my way through Italy. There are so many food and wine combinations I'd like to try!
- Currently reading: I'm packing to move, so I'm reading box labels and moving directions!
- Dish she is known for: Still working on this one - my husband and I haven't picked a favorite yet
- Something that people may not know about her: When I was young, I wanted to be an astronomer
- Favorite guilty pleasure: CHOCOLATE!!!
- Favorite kitchen tool: whisk, because it's indispensable, yet easy to use
- Why she does what she does: I enjoy working with people, I'm passionate about excellent customer service and I love learning something new everyday (a requirement at Whole Foods Market!). Also, I enjoy being around good food and experiencing the latest food trends.
Travis Parker
Meat Team Leader
- In the industry: 10 years
- First dish he ever made: bologna sandwich
- Favorite food as a child: tomatoes
- What he does for fun: relax with my family
- Hometown: Travelers Rest, SC
- Meal he would have on a $10 budget: sloppy joes
- Ultimate dream food experience: 2-inch thick T-Bone with asparagus & potatoes
- Currently reading: The History of PI
- Dish he is known for: Tuna Noodle
- Something that people may not know about him: I love cats!
- Favorite guilty pleasure: taking it easy
- Favorite kitchen tool: knife
- Why he does what he does: I love to interact with lots of different people.
Jeff Rogers
Seafood Team Leader
- In the industry: 3 years with Whole Foods Market, 20 years as a chef
- First dish he ever made: Divinity
- Favorite food as a child: fried shrimp
- What he does for fun: listen to live blues and bluegrass
- Hometown: Madisonville, KY
- Meal he would have on a $10 budget: Pulled BBQ pork sandwich and cole slaw
- Ultimate dream food experience: To cook a five course meal in the middle of a vineyard using only a wood-fired grill and oven
- Currently reading: She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
- Dish he is known for: braised lamb shanks with truffled jus and smashed fingerling potatoes with chives
- What people may not know about him: I won my 5th grade spelling bee
- Favorite guilty pleasure: That's easy, good chocolate
- Favorite kitchen tool: My chef's knife
- Why he does what he does: I feel we are doing a great service for our customers
Damon Isinghood
Specialty Foods Team Leader
- In the Industry: 5 years
- First dish he ever made: hamburgers and fries
- Favorite food as a child: French fries
- What he does for fun: spend time with my wife
- Hometown: Jonesboro, GA
- Meal he would have on a $10 budget: Cracker Barrel
- Ultimate dream food experience: Swimming in chocolate syrup
- Currently reading: Robert Randisi and Iris Johansen
- Dish he is known for: brownies
- Something that people may not know about him: I collect stuffed frogs (not real ones!)
- Favorite guilty pleasure: Great American Cookie Company – The best cookies!
- Favorite kitchen tool: ice maker
- Why he does what he does: This makes life interesting!
David Dell
Whole Body Team Leader
- In the industry: 4 years
- First dish he ever made: pizza
- Favorite food as a child: oranges
- What he does for fun: spend time with my family
- Hometown: Orlando, FL
- Meal he would have on a $10 budget: pasta
- Ultimate dream food experience: a fine meal in Italy with my wife
- Currently reading: Herbal Healing
- Dish he is known for: Bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches
- Something that people may not know about him: my wife and I are expecting another child
- Favorite guilty pleasure: chocolates
- Favorite kitchen tool: blender
- Why he does what he does: simply for the love of food and people
