Joe's interest in the culinary world was sparked at a young age when his dad, a butcher at the local grocery store, taught him about different animals, cuts of meat, and how to butcher. Joe went on to graduate from Newbury College with a degree in culinary arts, where he studied a variety of different styles of cooking but found that his true passion was in French style cooking. One of his first jobs was at the Armani Café where he got his first taste of fine dining and hasn't looked back since. His life moved him to Portsmouth, NH and Portland, ME, where he started to spread his wings technically and push the envelope with his creativity. He became the Executive Chef at Mims Brasserie, a well-known French restaurant in Portland. It was during his time in Portland that he gained a large appreciation for fresh, local ingredients, working closely with farmers and foragers who would visit his restaurant daily with their fresh products.

Amanda started her restaurant career at Macaroni Grill while she was attending the University of Connecticut. After graduating college, she returned home and started working at Diamond's Edge restaurant on Great Diamond Island off the coast of Portland, ME. It was here where Amanda was first introduced into the fine dining world and started to take a strong interest in their wine and spirit program. After the summer season, Amanda moved to Big Sky, MT, where she furthered her knowledge in the restaurant industry during the busy ski season. She then returned to Maine to help open the Grill Room, a local steakhouse in downtown Portland, where she was a server and then manager, before moving to Arrows, a critically acclaimed fine-dining restaurant in Ogunquit, ME. Here, she worked with James Beard Award- winning chefs and expanded upon her knowledge of food and wine. In 2013, Amanda moved to Massachusetts to join the team at the Beehive in Boston, a place known for its focus on foods from around the world and a unique liquor and wine program. In 2014, she and Joe moved to Hudson to fulfill their dream of starting their own restaurant.

Jared Chrudimsky received massage training from Northern Lights School of Massage in Minneapolis in 1996. He specializes in various deep tissue massage techniques, including Trigger Point Therapy and Myofascial Release. Jared is a six time winner of Worcester Magazine’s Best Massage Therapist Award (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) and the Reader’s Choice award in the Holden Landmark for Best Massage Therapist (2011, 2012, 2013). Besides working with Worcester Fitness since 2004, he has worked as a massage therapist with several college and semi-professional sports teams, including Florida State, Macalester College, Worcester State University, Assumption College, and the Worcester Sharks. He has also provided massage in chiropractic offices, hospitals, and alternative health centers, and for charities including the March of Dimes, Walk to Cure Cancer, and Katie’s 5K. From 2004-2010, Jared was an instructor and director of the Massage Therapy Program at Salter College, in West Boylston, MA.

Faith Kennedy has been teaching and practicing Reiki for over 24 years.

With training in Usui-Shiki-Ryoho Reiki, Shamballa Reiki, Ter-Mai Sachem reiki, and shamanic reiki.

Faith has studied with medicine people from North America – Nan Moss and David Cobin weather shamanism. Michael Harner and the institute for shamanic studies and Medicine people from South America the high Andes Mountains, the Amazon rainforest, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

She is also certified in Massage and Polarity Therapy with the Polarity realization institute, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi 1st and 2nd levels, and Lomi stone massage at the Bancroft school of massage. Cranial sacral therapy, lymph drainage therapy with the Upledger Institute.

She is also a licensed and certified Hypnotherapist and Access Bars practitioner. Faith is certified as an Amrit Yoga instructor and a Yoga Nidra instructor for adults and children.

She also instructs Tai Chi Yang style short form and Taoist yoga (chi-kung) certified with Villari’s studios. Faith has studied energy medicine with the Rhys Thomas Institute.

Kate is a 2019 graduate of SpaTech Westborough. She specializes in Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, & myofacial release. She is also experienced in hot stone, salt stone, cupping, & aromatherapy massage. Kate takes a holistic approach to mind & body wellness and will soon be certified as a Reiki Master.