ooumami
PROJECT
OOUMAMI was born out of a simple idea:
Blend health and sustainability research with Street Food Culture to create
Affordable & impactful meals.
Good food shouldn't be a luxury. It should be on every corner, made with care, and priced so that anyone can eat well. That's what street food has always been — and that's what we're building.
But we've always believed that a food business has a responsibility that goes beyond the plate.
That’s why we’RE creatING
the OOUMAMI
project
We’re out here. Come find us.
New locations, catering availability, menu drops. Follow along — we announce everything here first.
Meet the Founders
John and Panh met at the University of Virginia in a meditation class called The Key to Human Flourishing.
Neither of them knew it at the time, but they were about to spend the next several years building things together.
Over their college careers, they raised 3,500 meals for Feeding America, taught entrepreneurship at HackCville, and won the University's Entrepreneurship Concept Competition with ADHD Connect.
After graduation, they went their separate ways — but not quietly.
John took his degree in Statistics and Economics to the Culinary Institute of America, earning a Master's in Food Business while working in some of the most demanding restaurants in the country, including the two-Michelin-star Blue Hill at Stone Barns.
Panh took his McIntire degree overseas, completing dual master's in International Business and Strategic Management before consulting for the World Bank and the United Nations across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, building climate-resilient food systems in places most people never see. Along the way, he was mentored by some of the most respected names in Asian cuisine, including Master Chef Luu Meng and his cousin Iron Chef Justin Chan.
Two very different paths. The same obsession with food, people, and doing things right.
John and Panh met at the University of Virginia in a meditation class called The Key to Human Flourishing.
Neither of them knew it at the time, but they were about to spend the next several years building things together.
Over their college careers, they raised 3,500 meals for Feeding America, taught entrepreneurship at HackCville, and won the University's Entrepreneurship Concept Competition with ADHD Connect.