I have been called many things, most having to do with being a creative person, like “Punk Rock Martha Stewart” or “A Jill of All Trades” and even a “Renaissance Girl.” I attribute my outward right-brained thinking to what I call a lonely childhood in Philly with a creative-but-on-a-budget Mom, who could turn trash to treasure and cook something amazing from nothing at all.

Currently, I own and operate Four Corners Cuisine, a personal chef service that embraces two of my biggest goals in life; to cook great tasting, super healthy meals and to nurture people at the same time. Everyday I ask myself how I could have gotten SOOOOO lucky. Well, it’s taken a lot of hard work and a meandering path between rockin’ in a band and rockin’ the stove.

I’ve lived in several cities and played in many different bands. In Boston, it was subways with Mary Lou Lord, in Baltimore, the riot girl band Womyn of Destruction, then finally landing in Durham, NC, with band mate/husband, David, to form Gerty! and Ex-Members.

My experiences in the kitchen began first at a young age at my moms side, then during high school doing time at a dinner theater, posing as a pastry chef, a pizza maker, a caterer, a deli manager and the evening chef at a vegetarian restaurant to name a few. Through each experience, no matter how minor, I learned something behind that stove.