Coreen Carroll is a German-American chef specializing in cannabis cuisine.[1] She co-created the Cannaisseur Series,[2][3]anunderground cannabis pop-up restaurant based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.[4]
Carroll was born and raised in Germany.[5] She moved to Florida in the 1990s.[6] She has a degree in International Business from the University of North Florida.[6] She attended the San Francisco Cooking School.[4][7][8]
Carroll's first career was in the field of medical device regulation.[7]
Carroll came to California from Jacksonville, Florida in 2012, with her partner, Ryan Bush.[4][7] They had planned to open a dispensary with a restaurant, but uncertainties about legality and evolving cannabis enforcement in California changed their plans.[3][4][8][9] Carroll entered cooking school, after which she and Bush started an edibles company, Madame Munchie, which they later sold to a business partner.[4][7][8] Carroll and Bush also began hosting prix-fixe underground cannabis dinners, brunches, and "High Teas"[4] under the name "Cannaisseur Series" in May of 2015.[8][7][3] Her events were featured by Seeker in a documentary short.[10] Carroll focuses on pairing types of cannabis with food and sources locally for both.[4][7][8] Carroll's events typically are partially underwritten by sponsors.[4][8]
In addition to her events, she does catering of private cannabis popups and in-home cannabis cooking services.[8] Carroll co-authored with Stephanie Hua the cannabis cookbook, Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen, published by Chronicle Books.[11][12][13] In 2020, Carroll also competed in the Netflix television series Cooked With Cannabis, winning the third episode, "I Do Cannabis".[5][14]
Carroll also works to promote fully legalizing cannabis cuisine and helped found Crop to Kitchen Community.[7][15]
In 2014 Carroll won a High Times Cannabis Cup award for best edible for her Madame Munchie macarons.[6][16][17] She was named one of America's Top 10 Cannabis Chefs[16] by GreenState, a cannabis-focused publication produced by the San Francisco Chronicle. Aspen Times called Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen one of the "best high-minded bibles for budding cannabis chefs."[12]
Carroll is married to Ryan Bush, who is also her business partner.[7] The couple live in San Francisco.[16]
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