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.
Today we’ll meet a woman who pulled herself to the top by turning her talent for raising and feeding kids into a lucrative sauce business. We’ll also meet a former opera singer who’s been on top of New York’s catering scene for years, catering elegant parties for some of New York’s highest society.
We'll meet two woman who, against the odds, succeeded in making a fortune. One, an ex-retail vice president, created a 31 million dollar empire from a small cookie business. The other, a former radio exec, made it big with cheese straws.
We'll meet two former businessmen who have translated their skills in finance into profitable food businesses. One was an accountant who now helps run a catering company, and the other was a banker who is now has a successful prepared food business.
Meet four women who were fed up with their jobs and decided it was time for a change. One opened an "all-things-cranberry" business. Two others together created a successful pie company. And the fourth started a fresh baked cookie delivery business.
Meet Robert Friedman who dreamed of leaving his media lifestyle behind for a new passion - BBQ. Next, it's 2 New Yorkers, Helen and Francios Bizalion who left the glamorous fashion world of NYC to start their own fine food store in the Berkshires.
Today, we'll meet two career changers who are cashing in on Americans passion for food and travel. One now leads culinary excursions to France and Italy. The other now owns a B&B in Napa Valley whereshe offers gourmet retreats.