"My career as a Corporate and Investment Banker was a dream come true. Unusual in Finance, my specialized work there was unique and creative, and provided the perfect balance of creative financing, high-level management and entrepreneurship - a perfect fit for me, and which I loved for every day I was a part of. After 24 successful years, I was eager to apply my personal and creative skills to other diverse interests... a yearning which led to a daring entrepreneurial leap of faith in 2010, to create this unique niche in the world of Gastronomy and Haute Cuisine, the world I'd long been passionate about.



While studying for my second degree (France) and writing my thesis, I created the "Great Food!" education program, in which I combined my deep passion for food, healthy eating, travel and food culture with my ability for working with and mentoring young people and adults in creative and unusual ways. I now find myself in a world that couldn't be more opposite or different to where I was before, but one which oddly enough is just as unique, creative and fun, and which I'm enjoying immensely. I couldn't be more thrilled or excited!



Best of all, I may finally have an ancillary opportunity now to address an issue long close to my heart: that of helping to feed the world's hungry children from a portion of any surplus, which makes me extremely happy."