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Worldwide hospitality experience brought Jamie Donovan to the Jackson region in 2020. Originally from Seattle, Jamie graduated with a degree in Hospitality Business Management from Washington State University. Upon graduating, Jamie followed her hospitality career to positions in Las Vegas, California, Alaska, Canada, and New Zealand. Jamie is driven by her love of food and wine, as well as the pursuit of outdoor adventure. She’s traveled to Italy, Thailand and Vietnam following her food passion and taking cooking classes along the way. Jamie would love to share her tips and recipes from travels that were meaningful to her.

Growing up in a Sicilian Family, food was not only a source of nourishment but a source for comfort and celebration. We had to celebrate births, weddings, deaths, graduations with an abundance of food. It was a source of love. We were not allowed to eat at friends' homes because dinner time was a time to reflect on the day's events. My father owned an Italian import store in a predominantly Italian neighborhood in Buffalo NY. He brought the food home and my mother turned it into everything wonderful. I was not allowed to touch my mothers kitchen so I learned how to cook by watching. It wasn't until I was older that I was able to get my mother to put her recipes in writing because until then her recipes were vague, a pinch of this, a scoop of that,.. We called her the vague chef. My hobbies are simple, cooking is secondary to making people smile because their bellies are full. Not related, I am a retired Hairstylist of 50 years, a retired executive assistant and a retired professional clown.