Executive Chef T was introduced to Chicken and waffles at the Famous Wells restaurant in Harlem NY when she was a child and the feeling of being completely enamored by the flavor combination was something that never left her memory. 

Executive Chef T. was uncertain what direction she wanted to go in regard to her career path once she graduated college. She had received her A.A. in Mass Communications & B.A.in Business Administration w/ Marketing. In 2004, Chef T started a job working with special needs Children and found herself cooking for her coworkers for a range of small events ranging from the holiday parties to monthly caterings. This experience made it clear that cooking was her calling. Once she became aware of her path, Chef T’s favorite childhood dish, chicken and waffles, became her culinary obsession. She eventually found herself using the same antique waffle maker she used with her mom growing up. During her period of experimentation with the chicken and waffles concept, Chef T would invite friends over to try her new chicken and waffle wrap. It took about 778 attempts to perfect her waffle batter recipe. After the initial struggle in choosing a name for her creation, with the help of a relative in 2006, the Chiwaffle® was born. In 2007, Chiwaffles® became familiar in Westchester County NY, the Bronx, and then Manhattan. Also, in 2007 Chiwaffles® became a registered trademark. The logo carries significance to find a way to pay homage to her Mother. The logo is the transformed version of a bird named Pota Poulet; which means my Mother’s Chicken.  Chef T. pondered what to do next and opened a restaurant with a business partner named Sweet Potatoes in New Rochelle, NY. Chef T was a co-owner & Executive Chef by the time she was 30. Chef T. operated Sweet Potatoes restaurant& catering for two years, (2008-2010) it led some to exposure for Chiwaffles® including some celebrities such as; legendry Basketball player John Starks & Publisher of Black Enterprise Earl Graves Sr.  It was difficult trying to squeeze a product that had its own product line to fit into a soul food restaurant.  The Chiwaffle®  deserved more attention than it was receiving.  Chef T. sold her shares of Sweet Potatoes Restaurant and moved to North Carolina. A year later she attended Culinary School, and 2 years after that, she worked with Celebrity Chef Art Smith at his restaurant Art & Soul in the Capital Hill section of DC. and served Chiwaffles to Chef Art Smith personally.

For the past 15 Years the Chiwaffle® has made appearances in the executive offices of MTV&, VH1(2007-2015), Pepsi (2009), Kenisco Dam Heritage Day White Plains, NY (2007), Juneteenth Celebration (2008) Westchester NY, Riverfest in Yonkers, NY (2007), Harlem Week in Manhattan NY (2018) Family Day Yonkers, NY (2008) Jazz Festival NY (2018). Chiwaffles made an appearance at made in American after being a winner at the culinary fight club in 2018. Chiwaffles also made appearances at The Roots Picnic (2019), Temple University Philadelphia and Chiwaffle® Day, which is an annual event in July in Yonkers, NY (2015-present), and numerous events at the Pop-up Shop on South street in Philadelphia (2019). Chef T relocated to Philadelphia and became a Personal Chef for a family in Narbeth, Pa for 4 years while still working to boost the Chiwaffle® brand. Chef T continues to promote the Chiwaffles® Brand and product which currently has 46 varieties of culinary crafted chicken and waffle wraps labeled as the Chiwaffle® Trinity (The Waffle, The Chicken and the sauce).