Aran Goldstein

CHEF & CULINARY ART TEACHER

Aran is a chef, teacher and entrepreneur dedicated to helping others reach their potential through food. A graduate of Northeastern University and New England Culinary Institute, his experiences have spanned fine dining restaurants in the Northeast to Michelin Star restaurants in Italy, to opening a restaurant in China. He has taught hundreds of culinary lessons along the way, from an organic farm cooking school, to Medical students learning about food as medicine. In 2020 he and his family moved to Europe to cook for the new Village Forrest School in Piemonte, Italy. They then moved to Portugal where Aran built an online cooking course geared to support individuals and families through their journeys in food, cooking and thriving as humans.

In 2022, he moved to Dripping Springs to be a part of the Living Oaks’ Community and serve as the Lead Chef.