Who am I?
When I was younger, I never thought of becoming a chef. I mean, I loved watching my grandmother cook and my grandfather cure and preserve fish and my mom work tirelessly for multiple days to host the entire family over for dinner. I always wanted to help, and by help I mean sneaking in bites to eat while they were prepping. I loved everything about it, but I never considered it a potential career choice.
In fact, I pursued everything but the culinary arts. I graduated with a degree in business and consumer behavior then spent some time working in higher education, consulting, marketing, and commercial real estate until I realized I wasn’t doing the one thing I thought about almost all of the damn time… cooking.
It wasn’t long till I realized that I was absolutely in love with the craft of cooking, but what I love most about it is being able to create exciting, memorable, and meaningful experiences for people. After years working in high-caliber fine dining restaurants, I started cooking intimate private dinners for friends. One thing lead to another and, well, here we are.
