Lela Osborn

Chef and Owner Lela Osborn had an appreciation for great cooking from an early age, thanks to her grandmother Ernestine, but found her passion for cooking while attending culinary school. When approached by her aunt Nena with a dream of starting their own event planning & catering company, Lela decided to enroll in culinary school in order to be properly trained. This decision was further inspired by her daughter Stephanie who happened to be taking a culinary arts class in high school. Although it began as a means to improve her skills to support the business, Lela truly knew she’d found her calling while attending Kitchen Academy (Le Cordon Bleu). Her grandmother was a chef, so it only made sense that cooking was in her blood. Nela Catering was still in its infancy when, sadly, Lela’s aunt became ill and passed away. However, Lela was determined to honor her late aunt and pursue their dream. She completed her training, graduating with high honors, and began taking small catering jobs soon after. Lela’s zeal for the culinary arts convinced her sister Sada to also enroll, and from there, Urban Decadence was born. Both sisters’ careers took vastly different paths, with Sada embarking upon an extensive culinary career, while Lela continued to work in the corporate world as a sales coordinator, and raise her family of 3 awesome kids alongside her amazing husband.

Chef Lela began Urban Decadence Cooking Club in 2011 where she taught club members to “free themselves from the recipe,” her philosophy for home cooks, and continued to take small catering jobs alongside. In late 2019, the dream finally came to fruition when the opportunity presented itself to launch Urban Decadence Catering officially. Lela has a strong love for God & family, a dedication to impeccable customer service, and an ultimate goal to honor her late parents, Craig and Deborah, in all she does.