Mae Pike

Raised in a food-focused family, Mae Pike's interest in culinary arts first appeared during childhood when her mother, gourmet chef Sandy Pike, decided to move the family to Louisville to open the acclaimed Jack Fry's. Taking on the incentive to learn as much as she could, Pike could be found working in all parts of the restaurant from ordering inventory to cooking some of her mother's most praised dishes.

After earning a degree in Business from the University of Kentucky, Pike moved to Colorado to pursue a career in the banking industry. However, after a few years in the industry, Pike recognized how much she missed her time spent in the restaurant and returned to Louisville in 1997 where she helped open Queen of Tarts, a dessert café, with her mother.

Acting as the café manager, it was here that Pike would fine-tune the various culinary skills she had acquired throughout her youth. With her mother in the kitchen and Pike smoothly running the front of house, Queen of Tarts became an immediate success with the mother-daughter duo producing some of the city's most soughtafter desserts including their famous Chocolate Mousse Bomb. Eventually selling the café in the late 90's, Pike decided to take her management skills to the next level and moved to Sarasota, Florida where she ran The Chiles Group, a successful event planning business. After planning thousands of beach weddings and other joyous events, Pike was ready once again test her management skills and return to her Bluegrass roots where she would work with her mother on their newest venture, Home Cuisine.

A local food company designed to help its customers control and/or manage their weight, Home Cuisine is the perfect option for busy individuals or families wanting to eat healthy. As co-owner of Home Cuisine, Pike oversees all of the food preparation and production. She also is responsible for planning each week's menu, taking into account the amount of calories a consumer wishes to consume, along with any food allergies, etc. When not hard at work in the kitchen Pike enjoys running, reading and cooking.