As the Beverage Manager for both Locale Market and the 'Wine Bar' that quickly became FarmTable Kitchen (later FarmTable Cucina), she was tasked with curating and managing the wine and vermouth cocktail programs, hiring, managing and educating the restaurant and wine bar teams upstairs at FarmTable, and managing the retail wine and craft beer program downstairs at Locale Market. In 2014, Jessica was recruited by the MINA Group to open their first gourmet market concept due in part to her local roots and connections to local farmers, her hospitality experience in fine dining in Chicago, and her Somm background. As life goes, when one door closes, another door of opportunity opens. A couple years later, real estate changed hands and they lost their farmer's market home, and the EDGE District Farmers Market eventually closed.

After seeing a need for more local farmers' markets and wanting to connect residents to organic locally-grown produce, Jessica recruited friends to start the EDGE District Farmers Market. In addition to their weekly catering pop-ups at The Ale & The Witch, the two produced and sold cheese spreads, organic hummus, and beer cheese at local farmers' markets. Pete from Chicago in 2011 to be near her big family again, and started an organic catering company (Farm To Fork Organics) with the late Chef Tommy Sapp of New Orleans.

Having grown up in Florida, Jessica moved to St. With over 10 years experience as a Sommelier, Jessica is excited to open MUST Wine Loft in downtown St.

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