Rural NorCal Chefs Realize Culinary Dream
BACKGROUND
Vita Cucina, owned by Michelle and Devon Morgante, is a specialty kitchen store that teaches culinary classes, caters events, and sells cookware and related products in Crescent City. The Morgantes are both chefs who gained experience in the local food industry through a sales distribution company as well as coordinating cooking demonstrations in the already established Vita Cucina.
In 2008, the original owners of Vita Cucina had decided to sell, so the Morgantes consulted with Business Advisor Barbara Burke of the North Coast SBDC to consider their options.