Iwas born and raised in São Paulo, the financial hub of Brazil, where I lived for the first 30 years of my life. I got my Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of São Paulo in 1989, and moved to New Jersey in 1996, where I worked for a Japanese-American company for 10 years; my main focus was always on customer training and support.
After almost 18 years in the corporate world, I decided to follow my passion and enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Hudson County Community College, where I got my Associate’s degree, in May/2008. In September that same year, we (my husband, I and our two Greyhounds), packed our bags, filled up a trailer and drove cross-country to sunny Napa, California, a true paradise on earth.
In the past years, I have been on the fast track, gathering as much experience as I can, working at restaurants, private cooking studios and catering companies; but I never lost track of my true goal: to become my own boss. Now, I have come full circle and decided to start my own venture. I love cooking; I really enjoy interacting with my customers, and that is why teaching and working at places such as the Farmer’s Markets are great outlets for me.
I enjoy living in sunny beautiful Napa Valley very much, with my beloved Husband and my two spoiled Greyhounds. Some call me crazy, others call me brave; I just think I am blessed!
If you do what you love, you do not work a day in your life ~ Unknown
