Start your group’s experience with necessary business from strategy sessions to board meetings. Provide a fun, relaxing finale by finalizing the retreat with a hands on cooking and eating experience. Hands On Gourmet can also provide catered food for additional meals during your business retreat.
Fontaine McFadden
Events Producer
Fontaine McFadden grew up on an organic farm in Mendocino County, and as any smart farmer would, her Dad put her to work early on. She dabbled in vineyard jobs, cattle-branding, office work, carpentry, solar panel instillation and fence-building among other miscellaneous farm jobs. Her love of food developed early on around her family dinner table, where the ingredients were fresh, the conversation was stimulating and the wine was always aplenty.
Fontaine moved to the east coast to attend Wheaton College in Massachusetts and later found her way to Nantucket Island where she worked as a florist for several seasons. Eventually the west coast won her back and she moved to San Francisco and enrolled in the California Culinary Academy. She now works between our office and kitchen to make sure our events are fabulous, our chefs are happy and our guests are well-fed.