Valarie and Dave's business partnership started on their first date.

Being less-than-satisfied with their meal they thought: "We could do better than this." So they set out to do just that! Both have pasts rooted in the culinary world. Valarie's grandpa owned the first mobile fresh grocery truck in Kittitas County, Washington. Her mom owned the only restaurant in Dryden for years, The Gold Nugget, where Valarie worked as a teen.

Dave's first job was in catering at Purdue University, where his father was a professor. Then he went on to study French cuisine from the culinary genius Randall Hoff, former owner of La Petite Maison in Olympia, Washington.