Kai Chase Celebrity Chef World-Fusion Cuisine

Celebrity chef Kai Chalon Chase is a dynamic young woman with several exciting irons in the fire. Trained in the art of traditional French cuisine at Paris’ coveted Le Cordon Bleu culinary academy, the lady has been cultivating an A-list clientele by traveling abroad, constantly cooking and planning events for global dignitaries, corporate executives, and celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports.

As a private chef, Ms. Chase has delighted the palates of such notable figures as President Barack Obama, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, NBA star-athlete Jalen Rose, singer/songwriter Macy Gray, comedians Cedric “The Entertainer” and Bernie Mac, and actors Jamie Foxx and Eriq LaSalle, among others. She has even cooked for radio and TV star Steve Harvey who featured her on his top-rated “Steve Harvey Morning Show” on 100.3 “The Beat” in Los Angeles. Kai has also worked as an assistant chef with Wolfgang Puck Catering and Events, Spago restaurant in Chicago, and several notable independent catering companies, including her own, Kai Chase Catering which she started and cultivated at the top of 1997.

Los Angeles native Chase—an alluring beauty of Creole, Cuban and Native-American Indian heritage—naturally reflects her colorful culture within the flair and spice of her tantalizing culinary style. Those who have had the pleasure of tasting her mouth-watering cuisine via her Kai Chase Catering and Kai Chase Private Chef Services companies, or elsewhere, champion the lady as a consummate professional —in possession of as much style as a striking, camera-friendly personality as she has five-star skills in kitchens around the globe.

“My passion resides in the art of food…and the way food makes us feel,” Kai shares.

“I believe that the foundation to good health, wealth and love stems from an internal peace only achieved by succumbing to our desires, passions and the enjoyment of life. Maybe it comes dining in the company of good friends. Maybe it’s in the anticipation of that first mesmerizing bite of a well-prepared dish or the final swallow of a libation made “just right.” ‘Savor all the Flavors!’”

Now, combining her artistic loves of journalism, from her years as a staff writer of a weekly music publication, the Urban Network and the culinary arts, Kai Chalon Chase is preparing two new next-level crossover projects - a cookbook spiced with tales of food, love and passion from her journeys as a chef to the stars, and a cooking show that will find Kai in the company of a who’s who of special guests in a state-of-the-art kitchen whipping up a cross-cultural fusion of food with ingredients from all over the world.

Who is this fetching and fascinating young multi-talent?

Born to a Latin-jazz musician father and a mother with extensive ties throughout the entertainment industry, Kai Chase grew-up in West Hollywood, attending famed Fairfax High School in the early `80s. It was a time when life was good, life was easy, and life was a whole lot of fun. Kai’s star-studded stomping ground was home to Schwab’s and The Candy Store on Sunset Boulevard, Flippers roller skating rink and Fred Segal’s clothing store which sold the chicest of designer jeans on the chi-chi westside of Melrose Avenue. Television and music were at their creative peaks in variety and style, and young Kai had the connections and determination to get in on a piece of the action!

Raised in a family of entertainers, artistes and musicians, Kai was blessed with an abundance of artistic career choices. Her godfather, legendary comedian Redd Foxx, made a point of telling Kai that she could accomplish anything she put her mind to. “Just be careful of the ‘jivers’—rich, poor or indifferent,” he schooled her. “Even yo’ mama could be jivin’ too!” Kai took heed and ventured forward on her joyous life path.

At the top of 1988, Kai contacted her cousin J.J. Johnson, a disc jockey at pioneering Los Angeles hip hop radio station KDAY-AM, expressing her interest in broadcast communications. He assisted her in landing the opportunity to work as a staff writer for the weekly music industry publication Urban Network, where Kai interviewed and wrote short stories on the elite personalities from the realms of radio and records. She then segued into music publishing at Chrysalis Music Publishing, where she assisted in executing her first administrative deal for her uncle: famed jazz musician Roy Ayers.

All the while, Kai was marinating her muse in another more sensual art form…food! Literally falling asleep reading cookbooks, Kai spent her leisure hours dreaming up delectable creations and cultivating a knack for baking. Her love for food, passion for creating beautiful designs and panache for organizing lavish parties led to her enrolling in Los Angeles’ Epicurean culinary school in 1995. She continued to work in the entertainment business collecting more top-flight connections while attending school on alternating days. Kai landed her first job as a cook for Hollywood superstar Pamela Anderson’s trendy, upscale restaurant Sanctuary, where she interned for 6 months.

After graduating from Epicurean, Kai quit the entertainment business and packed her bags in 1996 for Paris, France, where she pursued her desire to accomplish greater knowledge in the culinary field by attending Le Cordon Bleu culinary academy. There she completed her master studies while luxuriating in a world of to-die-for taste sensations and breathtaking sights. Most importantly, Kai developed a seasoned vet’s passion for palatable textures, colors, and the marrying of traditional and exotic flavors.

Independent and entrepreneurial to the core, Kai Chalon Chase is on a fast track to multi-media success, tickling the taste buds of the culinary elite as well as celebrity celestials of all stripes.

—A. Scott Galloway

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Jackson chef recalls doctor's role, final days

AP – Kai Chase, Michael Jackson's personal chef, is photographed in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, July …

By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch, Ap Special Correspondent – Wed Jul 29, 5:33 pm ET

LOS ANGELES – On the day Michael Jackson died, his personal chef says her first hint of something amiss was when his doctor didn't come downstairs to get the juices and granola he routinely brought the King of Pop for breakfast each morning.

Kai Chase, a professionally trained chef hired by Jackson to maintain a healthy food regimen, recalled the singer's final days in an interview with The Associated Press. She also spoke about the role of his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who is now the focus of a manslaughter investigation.

Chase said Tuesday that she had gotten used to seeing Murray coming and going from the mansion. The doctor usually arrived about 9 or 9:30 p.m. and would go upstairs to Jackson's room, and she said she would not see him again before she left — sometimes late in the evening — but understood he was staying the night.

In the morning, when she arrived for work, Chase said she would see the doctor coming down the steps carrying oxygen tanks. When Murray didn't come downstairs the morning of June 25, "I thought maybe Mr. Jackson is sleeping late," Chase said.

"I started preparing the lunch and then I looked at my cell phone and it was noon. About 12:05 or 12:10 Dr. Murray runs down the steps and screams, 'Go get Prince!' He's screaming very loud. I run into the den where the kids are playing. Prince (Jackson's oldest son) runs to meet Dr. Murray and from that point on you could feel the energy in the house change.

"I walked into the hall and I saw the children there. The daughter was crying. I saw paramedics running up the stairs."

At that point, Chase said, the small group that was gathered — the children, their nanny, a housekeeper and Chase — held hands and began to pray. As paramedics raced up to the room, Chase recalls, "We were all praying, 'Help Mr. Jackson be O.K.'

"Then everyone was very quiet."

At about 1:30 p.m. she said security guards told her and other staff to leave the property because "Mr. Jackson was being taken to the hospital."

When she came outside, she said, ambulances were in the courtyard and a crowd had gathered.

Chase, 37, who has cooked for other celebrities and comes from a show-business family, was hired by Jackson in March, let go in May, then returned on June 2. She said the pop star's focus was on fresh, healthy food for him and the children.

She said she prepared meals for the family and occasionally for Murray. She said Jackson was in training for his upcoming shows in London and told her: "You have to take care of me."

On most days, she said, Murray would bring Jackson the special fruit juice drinks Chase prepared for him, followed by granola with almond milk. For lunch, Jackson would eat with the children from a menu that included such things as spinach salad and chicken.

Murray sometimes joined them for dinner, which might be a seared ahi tuna. She said the doctor conferred with her about the 50-year-old pop singer's food and made sure that he ate.

The only oddity was the oxygen tanks. Chase said she never asked about the purpose of the oxygen and she saw no sign that Jackson was on drugs or was in failing health.

"Normally in the morning, he would bring oxygen tanks from upstairs downstairs, one in each hand," she said.

Authorities searched Murray's Las Vegas home and medical office Tuesday as part of an investigation that included raids last week of his clinic and storage in Houston.

With toxicology reports pending, investigators are working under the theory that the powerful anesthetic propofol caused Jackson's heart to stop, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Murray told investigators he regularly administered the drug to help Jackson sleep, and had done so sometime in the early morning of June 25, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

Propofol is supposed to be administered only in monitored medical settings by trained personnel; the official told AP that Murray left the bedroom and returned to find the star unresponsive. Police have said Murray is cooperating and have not labeled him a suspect, and his lawyer, Edward Chernoff, has said the doctor "didn't prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson."

Like Murray, Chase said she was hired to accompany Jackson to London for his comeback concerts and the request was personally made to her by his 12-year-old son, Prince Michael II.

"Prince said, 'Daddy wants me to tell you he wants you to go to London with us,'" she recalled. "I said, 'Tell your daddy that I'm pleased and honored."

She said she had already filled out paperwork and submitted a copy of her passport to the Jackson staff and expected to leave for London on July 3.

On June 23, she said Jackson told her: "I'm packed and I'm ready to go." Two days later, he was dead.

It was the end of her dream job and an idyllic time in Chase's life, a time that had begun in March with a call from Jackson's assistant, Michael Williams. She was told that "a client" wanted her services as personal chef but she was not told the client was Jackson until she was hired.

"I couldn't believe it," she said. "I asked him if I was on 'Candid Camera.' I said, 'Am I being punked?'"

She said Jackson had seen her resume which included jobs cooking for Macy Gray and Jamie Foxx as well as catering a fund raiser for President Barack Obama. She said he also knew she was from a multiracial background and her godfather was Redd Foxx.

But before she started she had to pass muster with three other people: the Jackson children.

"I came to the house and the first people I met were the kids. They started interviewing me," she said. "They told me: 'We're into healthy eating.'"

When they approved her, she went to work and "we developed a really great bond."

Most days, she said, Jackson made a point of having both lunch and dinner with the children, Prince, 11-year-old Paris and 7-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket, and each meal was preceded by Paris saying grace. After weeks of healthy food, she said she wrote Jackson a note with a suggestion:

"I said, 'What about doing comfort-food Saturdays? We could do barbecued chicken and corn on the cob, maybe Mexican food or soul food.'" She said he loved the idea, but as the concerts approached, healthy eating returned full time.

"He said, 'I'm a dancer,' and he wanted food that would not make him cramp up while he was dancing."

She now treasures little notes she received from the children and from Jackson and a present he gave her.

"One day he handed me a little gift bag and said, 'This is for you from me and the children.' He had given me an iPod Touch because the children told him I still had a Walkman. It had the 25th anniversary 'Thriller' album loaded on it."

She said she has visited with the children since Jackson's death and they are doing well. "They have so many cousins to play with."

As for Chase's future, she said Jackson encouraged her to write a cookbook and she has written one tentatively titled, "Fit for a King." It includes recipes she cooked for Jackson and the story of the time she worked for him.

"He was an inspiration to me," she said.

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Uri Jacko show is a real mindbender

02/08/2009
TELLING quote from Uri Geller in ITV1's Sunday night coffin-chaser MY FRIEND MICHAEL JACKSON: "Michael Jackson had time for everyone."

Aw, Uri. That's real nice.

But I can't help thinking it's a pity he didn't have much time for you after you'd introduced him to Martin Bashir.

Especially after I sat through 60 minutes of this supposed earth-shattering expose.

A shabby and shallow enterprise which, in terms of historical relevance and significance, surely ranks alongside popping round next door's to look at Brian and Cynthia's slides from their 1973 caravanning tour of Todmorden.

Because if we chip away at the bluster, the tears and the hyperbole, the facts are these:

ITV managed to make an hour-long documentary from some low-quality (in every sense) camcorder footage Uri Geller took during two or three (promotional?) visits Jacko made to England years ago.

And desperately cut it together with reels of self- indulgent Gellerisms and inter- views with such noted Jacko experts as Eve Pollard, Lord Greville Janner, some author bloke and a couple of sick kids who met him at Exeter City.

For this feat we must recognise the craft and imagination of the production team. But we should not praise them for it.

Nor should we praise Geller. Because if the memories of his good friend were so precious, so full of love, then perhaps a more fitting tribute to Jacko would have been honouring their privacy. Fact is, this was more about Uri Geller than Michael Jackson. Because the one thing they did have in common was their lifelong membership of PJA (Publicity Junkies Anonymous.)

Too much spoontalk, not enough moonwalk. Witness Geller's glee that "The most famous man in the world is going to be my best man!" (Now, I don't know about you fellas, but I preferred to ask someone who I'd met more than a few times in my life.)

And call me a cynical old git but I'm always slightly wary of a man who starts highlighting his hair in his 60s.

Geller must have known he'd leave himself open to accusations of cashing in before the body was cold.

And even he must have taken a break from the fairies at some point and realised some people would struggle to swallow his recollections. Now, I'm not saying that Uri Geller's talent for bending has moved on from spoons to the truth.

But, given that Jacko's side of Uri's stories was unlikely to be heard, some people will have watched this documentary with a certain degree of cynicism.

In fact, I couldn't help but recall something the late Princess Of Wales once told me during a break in our weekly darts match at the White Horse in Fulham. "Ian Hyland," she said. "There will always be doubters, Ian Hyland."

(Then she looked up at me with the faint glistening of a tear clouding her beautiful blue eyes, and to this day I'll never forget what she said next: "By the way, nice arrers on that double-top fella. Pint?")

Come on, surely even the most open-minded viewers would have raised their eyebrows when Geller announced he once interrogated Jacko under hypnosis about those first child abuse accusations (now, why didn't Santa Barbara County DA Tom Sneddon ever think of that?)

Me, I prefer the recollections of the ordinary folk who met Jacko. Hearing from the disabled boy who came out of his shell after Jacko hugged him at that Exeter match was this film's one genuinely heartwarming moment.

But for sheer old-fashioned straight-talking, you'll never top that girl who was suffering from cancer when she met him: "To be honest he looked like a waxwork - I couldn't stop staring at his nose."

As for Geller, I've one sugges- tion. You know that camcorder footage you have of Jacko falling over at Paddington station, Uri? Why not send it to Harry Hill at You've Been Framed?

Might squeeze another £250 out of it.

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Another leach, another person who used Michael for their own gain. Michael was surrounded by these kinda people who only had dollar signs in their eyes, michael couldnt trust anyone, most people betrayed him for money (he wrote a song called money check out the lycics), the list is endless, he tried to help children only to attract money hungry parents ie Gavin Arvizo & co. The guy never had any peace, his children gave him that, unconditional love which thank God he did find in the very end. No wonder he was so desperate to have children. Mankind should be ashamed!

By Saronn. Posted August 3 2009 at 12:57 AM.

Uri is a very sad man. Desperately using Jackson's death and his claims of best friendmenship with the star to advance his public persona. Uri was dumped by Jackson. Uri is a celeb-hag, a star-fly and an A-hole. I'm glad he is not my friend. What's sad is the only thing Uri is known for is cashing in on MJ's fame. Would you Brit's please do me a favor and keep Uri on your side of our pond. We try to keep the pond scum at a minimal here. Thanks.

By joe_transit. Posted August 2 2009 at 9:04 PM.

He is one of those who were used as part time handlers of Michael Jackson by those who in effect had ousted MJ from the US. For the most part we know very little about Michael Jackson's private life, we know very little about him at all. The life story of Michael Jackson aside from his stage image as a greate performer might turn out to be very interesting as he had met and been acquainted with some very interesting people. I would like to see and read more about Michael Jackson's life, as it would cast some light upon certain dark creatures like Uri Geller.

By Mickson. Posted August 2 2009 at 7:22 PM.

I think Uri Geller is ridiculous! He has not done MJ any service whatsoever with this documentary. I do not believe for one minute that he asked MJ about the child abuse under hypnosis (I do believe he was innocent of the crimes) honestly, are you so hard up for cash you had to do him such a disservice? I remember when Geller was in the jungle on 'I'm a celeb get me out of here' he reckoned he was sending MJ telepathic messages from the jungle and wishing him happy birthday small problem...he didn't get his birth date right! Yeah good friends never know their friends birth date do they? I think Paul Mckenna and David Copperfield have nothing to worry about! apparantley you can see a video of him cheating on Youtube

By June. Posted August 2 2009 at 11:56 AM.

One of TV's great excruciating moments was when Geller was on "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here" & he tried (& conspicuously failed) to get the group to send out 'good vibes' to MJ on his birthday...
Loved it as the group looked around at each other and extricated themselves as tactfully as possible - in fact, I wonder if some bright researcher could check & see if any of that jungle group have made any unctuous comments since MJ took his leave..?

By RussN. Posted August 2 2009 at 11:34 AM.


Geller is just a magician, he has never allowed himself to be tested scientifically because nothing would happen, a con man basically who many fools fall for. And just another insect feeding off the decaying body of Mj

By ian derby. Posted August 2 2009 at 11:06 AM.

Uri Geller is a hypocrite. On an interview in 2006 on 'the boland show' he stated that he doesn't talk to michael Jackson anymore and had cut him out of his life because jackson allegedly made some anti semitic remarks. And now he's his 'best friend'...please!!!

By abel. Posted August 2 2009 at 9:46 AM.

Couldnt agree more with this article..yet another "close" friend of Michaels that hadnt had any contact with him for ages before his death. If only 1 of these "close" friends had actually helped the poor guy, instead of being shallow hypocrites , I believe he would still be here today. ..even his visits to Uri were used to Uri's advantage ...some friend he is.
Uri ..you should be ashamed of yourself cashing in on Michael..like so many others appear to be doing.

By Mandy. Posted August 2 2009 at 8:33 AM.

What's worse is that this programme has actually been done twice: once on ITV and closer to MJ's death on Israel's Channel 2.
That, too, was rubbish.

By N. Posted August 2 2009 at 6:32 AM.

Anyone who believes this slimy showman bends
spoons with his mind needs a reality check.
Magicians have been doing the same thing for years
and the other things Geller claims to do with his
'mind'. Why should i believe him?

If he told me the time I wouldn't trust him.

By SickOfItAll. Posted August 2 2009 at 3:12 AM.

Seems Geller will sell precious memories and his treasured home video's to anyone with some cash.I uesd to like Uri Geller but this was a new low even for him, putting on the tears for the camera, the full works and it was pathetic to watch and even if I am cynical it was still bad acting from Geller. I also noticed his silly freshly highlighted hair, I'm starting to wonder now if he could ever bend spoons, maybe he put that on as well because this guy has got some cheek alright, anyway Uri, stop milking Jackson the guy is dead so show some respect.

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By James Desborough, 02/08/2009

DRAMATIC new details of the desperate battle to save Michael Jackson's life are revealed today after the News of the World unearthed a photograph of his DEATHBED.

The photo - taken by a family insider the day after Jacko died at his rented mansion in North Carolwood Drive, Los Angeles - has been published in the printed edition of the News of the World. It shows the aftermath of the frantic struggle to revive him.

The photo shows where the King of Pop's personal physician Dr Conrad Murray spent up to 25 minutes trying to resuscitate him - first on the bed, then on the rug-covered wooden floor - after the star was taken ill.

There have been many conflicting stories surrounding Jacko's final hours on June 25.

But last night Los Angeles County Coroner Lieutenant Fred Corral confirmed to us: "That IS the scene where Michael Jackson died."

It is pictured EXACTLY as detectives found it after paramedics rushed Jacko to the UCLA Medical Center where he was officially pronounced dead at 2.26pm.

Nothing has been touched or moved from the second-floor bedroom, thought to be used by Dr Murray to store medical supplies.

The room - suprisingly tidy after such drama - was sealed off and deemed a potential murder scene by the authorities.

Every key detail revealed in the picture has been pored over by specialist investigators. There on the floor at the bottom of the bed is a used AMBU BAG - a manual pump device used by medics to force air through a mask and into the lungs to keep an unconscious patient alive.

This was part of Dr Murray's kit and the INSTRUCTION LEAFLET is alongside.

The see-through curl of plastic tubing linking the bag and mask appears to have collected pools of liquid. Parts of the tube have a red or brown discolouration.

This is likely to be the result of expelled moisture in the breath and evidence the device HAS been used.

On a wheeled trolley to the left of the photo (which we are not publishing online but which is available in our printed edition) is more medical equipment.

ALCOHOL PREPARATION PADS used for cleaning the skin before drug injections, a roll of SURGICAL TAPE and a box of disposable LATEX GLOVES. On the bedside table is a large landline PHONE. It isn't known if this is the one used by bodyguard Alberto Alvarez to dial 911 when his boss failed to respond to Murray's efforts.

Abandoned on the bed is a string of Middle Eastern-style PRAYER BEADS, worn by Jackson around his neck and clearly visible in our picture.

"There's a mystery around who gave them to Michael but he loved to wear them," said our insider.

Bizarrely, what looks just like an INCONTINENCE PAD sits in the centre of the bed, possibly covering blood or other stains. The length of blue ribbon alongside is believed to have been used as a MAKESHIFT TOURNIQUET, to bind the star's arm and find a vein so drugs could be administered. The duvet is pulled to one side and, incredibly, there is still a slight DENT made by dying Jacko's head in the plumped-up pillow, up against the ornate gold-painted headboard.

Oddly, a tube of Crest TOOTHPASTE lies apparently unopened on the bed. An insider said this had no relevance to the resuscitation, but Jacko, 50, was obsessed with dental hygiene and had tubes of the stuff all over the house.

On the side table is also a half-drunk bottle of ORANGE. The insider told us: "It was MJ's. He was trying to stay healthy."

On the shelf above there's a near-full bottle of FIJI MINERAL WATER, the fashionable brand favoured by celebrities. Another almost-empty bottle is on the glass-topped trolley nearby. Almost hidden under the duvet you can see the legs of a TOY DOLL that usually sat on top of the bed.

Alongside is a DVD or CD. Back on the bedside table sits a SPECTACLES CASE. Both the star and Dr Murray wore glasses but our source said: "Jacko had many pairs, and their cases, lying about all over the house."

Out of view of the camera, according to our insider, are oxygen bottles used to treat the star as part of his heavy-duty prescription drugs regime.

Sources close to the investigation have said police also found Diprivan (often known as propofol), a powerful sedative used as an anaesthetic, at the house.

Medical professionals and the technical literature clearly state that Diprivan, which is not for home use, should always be administered with oxygen.

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