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Story
 When Cynthia was just a child, her desire to cook, nurture and feed the masses
was nurtured and inspired by her beautiful Italian grandmother. She cherishes
the memories of her grandmother and all the preparations Grandma put into the
mandatory Sunday meal. She would start days ahead and prepare a meal of multiple
entrees, many side dishes and a selection of desserts that made both the
children and adults happy, much like what Cynthia does today. The kitchen table
was a sheet of pasta dough and Cynthia and her Grandma use to cut and mold the
fresh pasta to go with the marinara sauce that had been on the stove for hours
already. Once lunch was served, the clean up would begin in preparation for
dinner in a few hours.
This was her inspiration and a start of something big. Cynthia’s journeys were
supported by her working in the restaurant industry, both in the back and front
of the house. She made her way through Europe on money earned as a bartender
here and spent time in a few kitchens there so as to make her way home.
Her next stop would be the San Francisco Art Institute where she studied
painting and drawing. You can see Cynthia’s creativity explode as you watch her
create beautiful tables and trays now using food as the medium. She made her way
through school working as a waitress and prep cook. After her schooling, and
with visions of grandeur in her head, she made her way to NYC and eventually
left the art world behind and found her passion for food brewing again.
Opening a restaurant in Manhattan with a few friends was a dream come true. A
lot of hard work, and few broken dreams later, Cynthia made her way to the East
End. Food and cooking was a thing she tried to stay away from, but her love,
knowledge, professional expertise and passion led her into creating a catering
company that is 11 years running.
Her food shows her diversity as she has traveled about the globe learning from
cooks and chefs she admired. She is self taught and feels that has much merit as
you learn from many, take knowledge and skills from a few and carry away with
you the best. Cynthia always keeps the student in her alive so she has the
ability to make your business and food interesting and fresh all the time.
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