Ms Lisa K Nakamura

Lisa K Nakamura was raised in Hilo, Hawaii, where she learned her love of plants, travel, airplanes and food. She has a degree in botany, worked as a flight attendant, and has been a chef for over twenty years.

She's worked in some of the top restaurants in the world, including The French Laundry in Yountville, California. She has been a chef in Germany and South Korea, and is a Hurricane Katrina survivor.

She owned two restaurant, Allium on Orcas Island, and Gnocchi Bar in Seattle.

She currently makes and sells fully-cooked-then-frozen gnocchi in grocery stores under the Gnocchi Bar brand.

She firmly believes that if you never ask the question, the answer is always no.