Chef Phillip Whitaker was born in Atlanta, Ga. While growing up in Decatur, Ga, chef was inspired by his mother, grandmother and great aunts to cook. He was taught southern cooking techniques with roots from their birth place called Valdosta, Ga. Chef has always been interested in not only the importance of Southern cooking but how this cuisine has some parts in most cuisines around the world. He has been inspired by a great amount of chefs like G. Garvin, James Hemings, Hercules Posey, Patrick Clark, Gordon Ramsay, Alexander Smalls, Anthony Bourdain, Edna Lewis, Leah Chase, Matty Matheson and more. 

He began his culinary career at the age of 17 where he attended and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts in Atlanta. Chef Phil has worked in different restaurants such as Bistro Niko, one of Atlanta’s top French restaurants, P.F. Chang’s where he was a Sous Chef and even Waffle House. After years of working in different restaurants, Chef became an Assistant Pastry Chef at Pinewood Movie Studios where he prepared desserts for productions such as Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Being Mary Jane, All Eyez On Me and more. 

Since a young age he wanted to be an entrepreneur and decided to take that next step after gaining skills under many great chefs. Chef started his catering business full time in 2019. CalosCo’s Catering & Bakery is the name envisioned by Chef which he gave a meaning, “Excellence”. He has catered events such as Weddings, Birthday Parties, Baby Showers, Corporate Events, Celebrity Parties, Graduations, Homecoming Events and more. Chef has worked in a few different cuisines such as American Cuisine, Italian Cuisine, Southern Cuisine, Caribbean Cuisine, Mexican Cuisine, Cuban Cuisine, Louisiana Creole and more. CalosCo’s has catered for events up to 300 and more people.