AnnaLiese Burich

Mommy Nearest, January 2020

Ever wonder how you got yourself into the position of having to feed yourself and a whole other person (or two or three), three times a day (or four or five), for all of eternity? If you feel like you missed a very important lesson in Home Ec class—or Home Ec class entirely—you’re not alone. That’s why Alfia Muzio founded Vestal, a service that organizes your pots and pans, your grocery list, your recipes and generally transforms your kitchen from a place of chaos to one of…serenity.

Muzio has always loved food—so much so that, after she got admitted to the New York Bar, she dropped everything to become a cook at famous New York City restaurants like Prune. Then, once she became a mom, she realized that not everyone was as lucky as she to have an education in cooking.

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