Where we are from...

Clint Hughey - born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee where working in the kitchen was a way of life. Clint began managing a pizza restaurant at the age of 16. Since then he has moved around the country learning new cuisines and techniques that he continues to expound on. A lifelong cooking background and distant travels have left our Head Chef with a unique palate open to new and fresh ideas.

Andy Hawley - being raised in Knoxville, Tennessee and the shadow of The Great Smoky Mountains provided two decades worth of Barbecuing education. This experience has been a key to mobilizing our service and being able to cook on-site in any situation. That experience and Marketing degree, make Andy a key member of the Blackboard team.

"They were a delight to work with, offering suggestions and cooperating with all of the details that were involved in serving that many people (although it turned out that we actually had over 3,400 attendees this year). At almost the last minute they prepared mushroom soups, mushroom lasagna, and even cookies with mushrooms which they served up with unfailing good humor."

-Marjorie Young; Fair Chairperson, Santa Cruz Fungus Fair