It started with a deep desire to live in Creede like it does with so many people that pass through this beautiful little town. 

25 Years ago, my Family and I drove through Creede for the first time, selling organic produce from the western slope. I said to myself, “I want to live here someday”.  This was unusual for me, because after traveling most of my life and having been to 38 States, I hadn’t come across any place where I really wanted to live and call home before I found Creede. I fell in love with Creede and the people in it a little more every time I came back. 

     I had never worked in the food and beverage industry a day in my life when I moved to Creede, but I did have experience cooking for my family. When I moved to Creede, I needed a roof over my head, and I learned as I worked for about half the restaurants in Creede over the next couple of years. I worked a season at the Wolf Creek Ski Lodge and put in a couple seasons at Freemon’s Guest Ranch, gaining useful skills all the time.  

     I needed a way to support myself, and at first, I thought of opening a food truck. However, it seems the Creede City council wasn’t in the mood for a food truck, so I put my plans on the back burner and decided to wait for the next opportunity. So, I went to work at the Kentucky Belle Market, and by chance, the Manager of the store mentioned it would be great if the store had some “grab and go” items available for people on the run. About half-way joking, I said, “You should let me start selling some breakfast burritos.” To my surprise, he said OKAY, I called the health inspector and got the ball moving. But I was already committed to Doc Howerd for the summer for work at the Continental Ranch, and I already had a job for the summer cooking for the rangers out at Freemon’s, so the burritos had to wait until the off season. By that January, I was open for business. The following fall, the Kentucky Belle Market had made some changes, and they decided to start selling “grab and go” of their own. That put me on the hunt for a kitchen because my burritos had a really good reputation. One day, while I was volunteering at the Creede Community Center, I realized there was a kitchen that was hardly ever used. I looked into renting the kitchen long term, and the rest is history! The menu has now expanded to delicious breakfast, and delectable lunches.