After a stint with Chanterelle Caterers, she took cooking lessons from instructor Carol Mason, and was taken under the wing of innovative Chef Linda Donald. My baby greens come in at 11 a.m. from a local grower. A guy complained he had a snail in his salad. The customer took it in stride. That's a good thing.
Snails are at the bottom of the food chain.
It means it's a healthy garden. At the moment, Gillette is anxious for zucchini season to kick in. Most home gardeners are overwhelmed with zucchini and much goes to waste. But with zucchini come bread and cookies, or the whole vegetable stuffed with orzo or couscous. She pauses to exclaim over some fresh red raspberries a vendor has brought in.