At The Wild Thyme Company, family is everything. Each and every one of our team members plays a crucial role in the success of our business, all for the greatest passion of food, gathering, and celebration.

meet the foodies

Dawn Tangeman Carvajal

Chief foodie extrordinaire

"When I created Wild Thyme in 2005, I'd been a sous chef, executive chef, and corporate chef; I'd managed 11 restaurants with four different concepts within the Aloha Group, had opened up the W Hotel in San Diego, and had run the café/catering for the prestigious Salk Institute. But the most important job I held, and continue to cherish, is that of mother to Gia, my daughter. It's from my want to spend time raising her with my passion for food that I created The Wild Thyme Company. I couldn't be prouder of my two babies."

• What I want to eat/drink right now: Tacos and mojitos.

• The love of my life is: My daughter, Gia.

• Favorite childhood food memory: Making ravioli and chamelle (a yummy Italian anise bread) with my Grandma Berardinelli.

• Fill in the blank: I'm prone to spontaneous dancing.

• Why I'm a foodie: I'm totally obsessed with all things food and how flavors come together.

Daisy Carvajal

WILD THYME SUPER HERO

"Climbed coconut trees. Jumped off roofs of houses. BMX'd through construction sites. Battle breakdanced on cardboard. Designed and built architectural models. Athletic fitness directed. Coached outrigger paddling. And along the way, and in between, I fell in and out of love, singing and playing the uke and piano, always finding my way back to a table of loveable eats."

• What I want to eat/drink right now: Spicy watermelon drink from my Russian friend at the farmer's market.

• I started cooking when: I thought dirt was the main ingredient for mud pies.

• Fill in the blank: I'm prone to spontaneous clown faces.

• Chew on this: Sugar cane.

• Why I'm a foodie: Because I'm a bottomless pit.

The Foodie Family