Her passion for cooking spans over 20 years.
At first, Faustin got the love for cooking from her mother who is a Jamaican immigrant and taught her how to make meals in their family kitchen in Brooklyn.
At the age of nine, her mother sent her to a neighbourhood market where she was able to learn to differentiate and bring home all sorts of condiments. By the age of 15, she said she started to observe her mother more closely in the kitchen and asked if could join in.
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She said her mother did not have the patience to teach as Jamaicans always cooked from instincts, saying the cook has to use a lot of their judgements.
It never occurred to her that one day her family formulae would become money-spinners, but instead of pursuing a career in cooking, she went to school to become a nurse.
