Simcha San Diego Kosher Catering

Keith Lord - Executive Chef, A graduate of the esteemed New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, Lord has honed in on his talent and creativity as a chef by opening two restaurants for San Diego's Ladeki restaurant group and working with companies such as 20th Century Fox preparing exotic dinners & banquets for the following acclaimed individuals, to name a few:

Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Nancy Reagan & Betsy Bloomingdale
Aaron & Tori Spelling
Steven Spielberg
Ariel Sharon
Elizabeth Taylor
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Kate Hudson
Winona Ryder

Simcha Staff

In addition, Lord has contributed recipes to and has been featured in In Style, Eating Well, Catering Magazine, and Simply Seafood Magazine and to Whole Health, a book of comprehensive health and nutrition. He continues his education through hands on training in restaurant kitchens and classes at the nation’s top culinary schools.

	Leslie Brodsky - Event Coordintor, joins Simcha San Diego Kosher Catering with a specialty for planning personalized, innovative and detailed events. Leslie takes a personal approach with each event. Whether it is helping clients plan a custom menu or meeting with vendors to pick out matching china, glassware and linen, Leslie is full of ways to design events that everyone will remember for a lifetime. Having spent several years working in the Jewish community in Richmond, VA planning events for teens and families, Leslie figured out that her true passion was food and event planning. Leslie left the Jewish Community Center in Richmond to follow her passion for planning perfect events and worked as a Corporate Event Planner for Capital One before joining Simcha Kosher Catering in 2007. Leslie is excited to bring kosher catering in San Diego to a new level creating unforgettable events for her clients.
	Sheila Lebovitz - Community Liason, Sheila came to San Diego from Chicago, Illinois in 1985. In Chicago, Sheila and her husband, Norman, owned and operated 34 Sammy's, Lemmy's Red Hots and Sluggo's, a Chicago Sports Restaurant. Together Sheila and Norman built the first modular restaurants approved by the city of Chicago, the Unions and the UL. Building these restaurants for all five branches of the military, Sheila was a member of National Security and Industrial Association Food Division where she was the first woman president of this organization. Sheila has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bernard Horowich Jewish Community Center for 30 years having served in every office including president and was a member of SOS. In San Diego, Sheila started a kosher catering operation called A Spoonful of Sugar which later became Sheila's Cafe and Bakery that developed kosher recipes and baked goods using no dairy products. The restaurant operated from 1999 to 2005 gaining an international reputation for kosher service. Sheila was given the nickname of The Bubby of San Diego.
	Rachel De Quesada - Account Manager, Rachel brings to Simcha Kosher Catering over 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Most recently, she spent five years as Event Coordinator with the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County. While there, Rachel planned many successful fundraising events including UJF's signature Men's Event featuring distinguished speakers Alan Dershowitz, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and former President Bill Clinton. Rachel has a strong knowledge of kosher catering and enjoys working on all types of catering events. Rachel's previous experience includes managing high-level corporate events with a Destination Management Company. She has been very successful in seamlessly facilitating the details and logistics of events of all scopes and sizes. Rachel is very customer-service focused, and enjoys building relationships with clients.