ABOUT US

MIKE'S AND LAURIE'S STORY

I grew up on a biodynamic farm in Switzerland where I learned the importance of organic farming & quality over quantity. A place where artisanal products are the norm, not a luxury.

I learned at a very young age how to cook simple and delicious meals. From both of my parents, who were pretty avant garde, being vegan and very health concious. This led to an apprenticeship to become a chef.

Swiss Federal Chef's Diploma in pocket.

With this background I eventually went on to America to discover the land of Elvis Presley & Cadillacs. I ended up in Beverly Hills cooking for Hollywood Royalty…. I made Larry Hagman’s favorite Banana Cream Pie, Frank Sinatra’s Thanksgiving Dinner, Sidney Sheldon’s breakfast, lunch & dinner… I met Sidney Poitier, Kirk Douglas and Milton Berle... What a fun time it was!

After returning from a long trip to Thailand my dinner party friends gave me the idea of bottling my Thai curries. And so I did. But with a twist. Most Thai products were not available as organic, vegan or “clean” so I started making curries that met my standards. 

Making curry is not as glamorous as cooking for Movie Stars but it was a challenge I was glad to meet head on.

There was just one missing ingredient….

Laurie spent her childhood eating what a lot of American kids eat, fast food, packaged ready-to-eat meals, some decent tacos & burgers (it was Southern California after all) but her adventurous spirit took her abroad where she discovered just how good food can be. Spending more than a decade cooking & eating her way around Europe was an education in itself. From the hole in the wall wood-fired pizzerias in Napoli to the 20+ courses at a famed Spanish outpost with a yearlong waiting list, she fully understood that food with friends to her was everything. 

And then we met…❤️

Our passion for quality cuisine is not showing any signs of slowing down or yielding to the pressures of the retail industry. We are on a mission to create food that feeds the soul, makes you want to forgive your lover for letting you down, that changes your mind about curry not being your thing…. if we only had a nickel for every time we've heard that one...