Chef Devon D. Emmanuel

Your Kitchen Guru

As long as I can remember I was the one willing to help both of my grandmothers in the kitchen before I could even reach the stove. Never seeing them use measuring cups and remembering recipes was an amazing thing to me. Being the oldest of 8 children helping my mom was a real joy of mine and I love cooking for my siblings. Growing up looking for work I started in fast food, Sonics to be exact. But I fell in love with cooking when I started working at this Italian Restaurant called The Cigar Box, of Kansas City under the wing of Chef Phil and Chef Stanley. Throughout my career I worked in just about every style of kitchen from mom and pop to country clubs. I love the family style Italian pasta dishes and the food we would cook on the holiday’s real soul food; with the love of both worlds, I came up with the name Anima which means Soul in Italian. I am blessed to turn my passion into a thriving business, and today I am becoming one of the most inspiring chefs in the area. So come and taste the divine spark of mmm bangin good food and remember… Love Is The Main Ingredient!