Christina Tosi

I love a good challenge of looking with new eyes at a tried and true recipe in my recipe Rolodex.

Any team member, any community member wants and needs to know they count, that they're welcome, and that they're important.

I can't think of a community that couldn't benefit from communal thinking.

Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your head down when noise tries to drown out your inner voice, and whatever you do, keep pushing.

I'm a fan of the hand-me-down recipes - friends, family, bake sales, community cookbooks - those are the recipes that have withstood the test of time and fed many hungry fans.

I went to college, and I didn't want to be in a sorority, so I started working in restaurants. In my mind, that was my social outlet.

I was always taught to be myself, be honest, and be true to my roots.

My family, as you can probably guess, was more into Christmas cookies and not so much the fruitcake.

I was an infamously picky eater as a child but also had an infamous sweet tooth. All I wanted was dessert for every meal of the day.

Every time I baked cookies for people as a kid, it made me so happy. But when I was in culinary school and working in fine-dining restaurants, that was not a thing.

When I get up early, I appreciate the quiet time to enjoy a coffee or water my plants.

I like to be in over my head always, at all times.