Akasha Richmond moved to LA many years ago to further her studies in yoga, and then decided to pursue cooking full-time, and became a private chef for such cultural icons such as Michael Jackson, who launched her career as a personal chef. She also worked for Barbara Streisand, Pierce Brosnan and Billy Bob Thornton.
Akasha was inspired by the cuisines encountered on the road, and would later connect these flavors with influences acquired during her many international culinary explorations—to places like India, Southeast Asia, Italy, Bali, Australia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Mexico— to create the menu at AKASHA, her first restaurant venture which she opened in 2008.