I don’t try to find inspiration; I just try to find time to sleep!

I was very focused and goal oriented as a child. I knew going into HS what I wanted to do. We had culinary education programs in my High School and I got to take on an internship during that class. After I started working in restaurants I started researching the culinary schools and knew I wanted to go to CIA once I graduated. I knew pretty early that this was the industry I wanted to be in and was right for me.

Ron Siegel taught me to nurture your relationships with your purveyors. It’s so important to build bridges with them as they are just as important to the success of my business as my employees and my guests.

I did my internship at with Michael Mina Aqua. I was very young at that time and I went back to work with Michael when I graduated from culinary school. I ended up working for him for over 10 years and it created the opportunity for me to eventually step into the Executive Chef position. Because of the relationship I had developed with Michael over the years, it helped me grow my career with him and create new career opportunities for me.