Chef Christy Augustine credits most of her culinary aptitude to her Italian heritage, but most likely it can be attributed to her 25+years in the hospitality and food service industry. She trained and worked at many fine dining restaurants throughout the Philadelphia region, where she is from, including running her own underground specialty canna-event company for 7 years before making the move to the west coast. Once settling in Southern Humboldt, Chef Christy took to managing the kitchen of the petit cafe at Persimmons Garden Gallery in Redway, Ca. There she provided an ever-changing and locally sourced, organic menu with focus on gluten and dairy free items. She has a passion and creativity for culinary arts that consumes her entirely.