But if youâre looking for all three in the same person, Cristian Maldonado fits the bill.
And by the way, heâs only 21.
Maldonado established Triniâs Catering in September 2019, inspired by the recipes his mother, Maria, mastered growing up in Jalisco as the oldest of six children.
She and her husband, Gilberto, immigrated to California and became naturalized U.S. citizens, but she never lost her knack for pumping out large quantities of authentic Mexican dishes.
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âVirtual or ghost restaurants are a super-popular phenomenon,â said Cristian Maldonado, who grew up in St. Helena and now lives in Calistoga. âI was able to start one a year prior to COVID hitting, and itâs been a good business model with low overhead.â