Experience

Liz Caskey Culinary & Wine Experiences

• Chile
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Co-Founder

  • Nov 2004 - Present

  Co-founder of Liz Caskey Culinary & Wine Experiences, a travel design firm creating made-to-measure culinary and wine journeys in South America. Our driving passion is the region's food and wine and how it's interwoven into the fabric of the local culture. Our high-touch private and small group itineraries leverage our deep knowledge of the region and long-term relationships with the passionate tastemakers and craftsmen that bring us together around the South American table.

• Creator and Host, In Search of Flavor Podcast

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  In Search of Flavor is a podcast about all things food, wine, travel, and design in South America. Each episode features a successful creative trailblazer in the region who brings their passion and entrepreneurial journey to the table. Guests openly share insights and stories in a relaxed style that truly transcends culture. In season 1, 18 episodes, had industry luminaries like Santiago Achaval of Matervini wines, Carrie Vik of Vik Retreats, Tomas Vera of Verdi Design, Guiliana Furci of Fundacion Fungi, among many others. You can tune wherever you listen to podcasts or via our website in the link.Season 2 will be launching in late Abril 2021.

• Food, Wine & Travel Writer & Multimedia Producer

  • Jul 2005 - Present

  Liz is the voice behind the words of Liz Caskey Culinary & Wine Experiences online journal/blog, "Eat Wine" with her Chilean husband, Francisco Ramirez, the photographer. Together they wrote the cookbook, "Knack South America Cooking" published by Globe Pequeot Press covering the foods of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, and Brazil, with 96 authentic recipes standardized for an international kitchen and broken down into 3 steps with photos. They have also written commissioned pieces as the photographer-writer team for publications by Latam Airlines, Sherman's Travel, El Mercurio, La Tercera, and Placeres Magazine, among others.Liz has also served as the local producer for Anthony Bourdain's TV series, No Reservations in Chile along with PBS/Gourmet magazine program, Diary of a Foodie along with cooking as a TV chef on popular Chilean morning show, "Buenos Dias a Todos (TVN)" broadcast live throughout Chilean territory in 2005.



UBS

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Investment Banking Analyst

  • Oct 1999 - Oct 2001

  M&A, equity, and leveraged finance transactions between New York and regional Latin America offices. M&A, equity, and leveraged finance transactions between New York and regional Latin America offices.