The Washington Post stopped by our new location in Prince William County and spent a little while with our Demo Diva, Annie Sidley.
A personal chef trained at L’Academie de Cuisine, Sidley, 44, has been working for Smart Market[s] for about two years. The Bethesda resident began as a musician, playing at the market’s other locations in Oakton, Fairfax, Reston and Centreville. When Jean Janssen, the market’s founder, discovered that Sidley was also a chef, “her little light bulb went off,” Sidley said, and the Demo Diva was formed.
Sidley was already committed to buying local and comfortable with cooking in less-than-ideal conditions, having spent “half of my life living on a boat.” So, cooking outside under a tent didn’t faze her.
“I like the idea of being challenged,” she said.
Read the full article on the Post’s website, and come by the market to see Annie and all of our vendors if you haven’t already!
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