A couple leaves Washington DC to open a pizza joint in a college town. With no business experience, they’re left vulnerable to scams and legal battles but with little dough and temperatures rising at home, they knead to make this work.
Missing the authentic Italian food she knew while growing up, a woman sets out to create the freshest pasta in Atlanta. Determined, she quits her fulltime job. But, the high costs of imported cheeses and fresh produce means cash is hard to come by. She's doing all she can to keep her pasta company from boiling over, but is it enough?
We'll meet two career changers who have built their businesses on Island flavors and tastes. One's draws on her Cuban background for many of her sweet confections and the other's now the largest producer of Caribbean baked goods in the country.
This is a success story about Jackie Poole, who gave up a steady job to start a sizzling new career . Next meet Rick Cathey whose passion for BBQ drew him to Dallas after he abandoned his career and returned to his first love- BBQ.
Can a career in design be successfully translated into creative cuisine? From jewelry designer to decorative painter, we meet 5 former craftsmen who have combined their artistic spirit with their passion for food to create successful restaurants.
"Fashion is fickle but food is forever," ...at least that’s what several of our guests claim who left the glam NYC world of high fashion to enter the food business. We’ll meet a former textile designer who now invents specialty cakes and an ex-model who co-owns a very fashionable wine and tapas bar in New York’s Meatpacking District.
Imagine leaving your home, your job, and even your country to follow your true passion...food. We'll meet three amazing women who moved to Paris to pursue careers in food and wine. We'll also visit a former high-tech exec who founded a bakery in Portland, OR.
First we meet Kelly Flatley and Brendan Synnott who created Bear Naked All Natural Granola from a couple bucks and ingredients from local stores. Next, we meet Lydia Schlosser, who learned to cook by volunteering at a cooking school and is now the pastry chef at a nearby restaurant.
Today, we’ll meet a woman who describes her yam potato pie as "yam good." After her father became ill, she decided to fulfill his dream of taking his pies to the retail market. Next, we’ll meet a family of women who run a successful catering company.
First it's a hot look at a couple who met and fell in love with making their own salsas. Next three corporate lawyers left their law firm to start up PB Loco - a small peanut butter outlet at the Mall of America.