As a kid I was always around baking. My Grandfather came over from Italy and started a bakery in the Bronx making all types of bread. My Mom would always be baking something while I was home as a kid. All sorts of things. They were cakes, cookies and pies. She always took extreme care and pride with all of her baking endeavors. She would never let a recipe get the better of her, no matter how involved or intricate. That’s where it all originated.

I started out baking as a hobby. Cookie after cookie after cookie. I’d bring them to work and everyone would rave. They said, “These are great! You should sell them!” They’d ask... “Can you make “this” or “that” cookie?” I’d try with great results. I was even challenged to produce a pine nut cookie. The results were heavenly. I had gotten a following. “What are you making next,?” I’d hear day after day. Well, with all of the support of friends and cookie lovers the same...

Here I go.