Christina began her culinary path at fourteen years old when her father got her a job as a busser in a deli in South Florida. She was hooked. She later got her first job on the line at TGI Fridays in Boca Raton, Florida. She found slinging French onion soup and chicken fingers to be fun, but when she realized it was time to get serious, she bought a winter coat and moved to Vermont to attend NECI in Montpelier.

After receiving her degree, she returned to Florida and began working up the ladder in several popular spots such as Maxwell’s Chophouse, Seagate Hotel, Cielo by Angela Hartnett, and Tryst. After ten years in Florida, three of them as an executive chef, she felt the need to learn and immerse herself further in food. She moved to New York where she worked as a consultant.

Christina opened six restaurant concepts as consulting executive chef in two years and created teams of professionals to replace her. New York City tested her endurance and opened her eyes to what a restaurant can and should be. However, she missed the mountains and the incredible community she found earlier in life in Vermont. Christina bought a better winter coat in 2019, and came to the place she considers her true home, Burlington.