Personal Chef in Freeport Brings Restaurant to People's Homes (Times-Record)

Freeport - When Joni Tompson was 15, she took a job washing dishes at what was then called The Freeport Cafe. There she met a chef who became her mentor. By 16, she was sauteing entrees for customers. After graduating from what's now called the Southern Maine Community College Culinary Arts program, she worked as a kitchen manager at Horsefeathers, now Crickets Restaurant, and helped open a Crickets in the Maine Mall. She realized she didn't want to open her own restaurant - too many night and weekend hours, said the 36-year-old mother of two. Continued...