Our Story

Sisters Lela Osborn, Jannita Lands-Orman and Sada Lands grew up eating their grandmother Ernestine’s delicious recipes, which she developed as the lead cook at Park Pantry kitchen in Compton, California. Ernestine brought her creole roots to every family gathering passing her love for food to her children and grandchildren alike. Nobody can top “Grandma’s Rolls”!

Urban Decadence catering was born from the sisters’ desire to bring their love of food to others and create a catering concept that reflected their distinct approach to blending fine dining with comfort food. Sada and Lela were both classically trained at Kitchen Academy in Hollywood, CA (sister campus to Le Cordon Bleu) in 2007. Sada went on to work for many different restaurants from fine dining to fast casual, and has made several television appearances from local news segments to Food Paradise, My Fair Wedding, and more. Lela went on to run her own cooking club, teaching home cooks how to “free themselves from the recipe”, and cater small events while still holding down her day job as a sales assistant. Jannita, while not classically trained as a chef, brings her strong business acumen and organizational skills to lead the company in establishing and running Urban Decadence efficiently. Along with the sisters, Lela’s oldest daughter, Stephanie, rounds out the team with the culinary skill she learned through observing technique from the women in her family, and her leadership skills inside and outside of the kitchen.

Urban Decadence’s philosophy when it comes to food is to elevate simple, quality ingredients and cultural comfort food recipes in a way that can connect our classical training with our roots. It is our hope that the passion, history, and love these meals are prepared with translate in every bite.