Lives in: New York, NY

Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ
Education: Wake Forest University, The French Culinary Institute
Expertise: Cooking, food styling, design
Instagram: @ashtonkeefe

Personal Style: Being in and out of the kitchen, Ashton’s style blends classic pieces that offer both structure and ease, while also showing off her personality. Her look leans feminine—never shying away from a bow, tassel, feather, or ruffle. Though based in NYC, her ideal setting would be a place where it’s summer all year long. Her tables reflect her personality—bright, whimsical, and inviting, where she prefers to mix patterns, China, glassware, and colors.

Experience:

• Ashton began her career in New York City’s culinary world, training at the French Culinary Institute before building a multifaceted path as a chef, food stylist, and on-air talent with NBC’s Today Show and Food Network’s Giada De Laurentiis.
• She has received recognition from The New York Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Food & Wine, and is the author of two cookbooks.
• At Tuckernuck, Ashton brings her love of teaching everyday food, creative eye, and warm sensibility to the table—blending her passion for entertaining, classic design, and effortless style to capture the brand’s spirit of everyday celebration. 

Education: 

• Ashton graduated from Wake Forest University with a double major in English and Entrepreneurship.
• After undergrad, Ashton studied Classic Pastry Arts at The French Culinary Institute in NYC.