Shaffer, Kate

A veteran of countless California restaurant kitchens, Kate immediately landed her dream job-cook at a romantic lighthouse inn on remote Isle au Haut. When the owners decided to retire five years later, Kate was determined to stay on the island she had grown to love. Kate and her husband Steve (both of whom knew squat about chocolate) dreamed up a business making gourmet truffles out of their home kitchen, with a cafe in the middle of nowhere from which to sell them. With the surprising support of the island's tiny fishing community, they set out to make a living, and ended up making a life.