This past year has been a shift from catering to the production of a beautiful line of food products including gorgeous culinary gift baskets. For nearly 3 decades I have been pouring my passion for fashion, entertainment, and the culinary arts into my life and career. I've worked as a chef in restaurants, on movie sets, and in high-end resorts. I've toured with bands like Duran Duran and Red Hot Chili Peppers, created exciting meals for celebrities, and catered elegant social and corporate events both large and small. I’ve always been inspired by the impact food has on living, on loving, and on life. I believe that food should reflect the mood. I really make an effort to think ahead about how each dish should be prepared to really titillate the senses and add meaning to an event. Food gives life, true, but food also influences mood. The right combination of carefully selected ingredients can elevate a get-together from a meal to a memorable event. Dreamy, whimsical, corporate, even somber, can be conjured into a feast for the senses by finessing details like menu selection, presentation, adornment, and aroma. I get really excited about turning simple events into celebratory experiences. A casual backyard barbecue or wedding, an informal cottage clambake, or a sophisticated penthouse cocktail party, there’s never a place that isn’t perfect for a sensory celebration that people will remember for years to come. Be it Italian comfort food, elegant canapés, exotic charcutière, or healthy organics, food is the bonding element of people…I am simply the alchemist.