Diva UK – September 2019

Welcome

to Galena

DIVA MEETS BADASS BUSINESSWOMAN

CAROLYN LINTON-CANFIELD TO

FIND OUT WHAT “GAYLENA” HAS

TO OFFER LEZ/BI VISITORS

Carolyn and Angela Linton-Canfield

have been a couple for 22 years and,

along with their (now 25-year-old)

twins, lived in Chicago, Illinois and

Oakland, California before settling in

Illinois’ Midwest in 2008.

Soon after the move, the pair rec-

ognised a gap in the local market and

decided to set up their own high-end

catering and private chef business,

the wonderfully named Life’s A Feast

(lifesafeastllc.com).

Now, almost 10 years later, Caro-

lyn and Angela are at the top of their

game, creating one-of-a-kind foodie

experiences for locals and visitors

alike in “historic, eclectic” Galena.

Here, Carolyn – one half of the

fun-loving duo – chats to DIVA about

Life’s A Feast and why she’d encour-

age anyone from the LGBTQI com-

munity to visit their beloved Galena,

a gorgeous Midwestern gem with a

population of around 4,000.

DIVA: How did Life’s A Feast come

to be? What drew you both into

the industry?

CAROLYN LINTON-CANFIELD: It was

Angela who literally “pulled” me into

the business. She was working for a

private chef in San Francisco, original-

ly as a server, but was quickly asked

to help in the kitchen. Soon enough,

she was running her own events. She

realised then that she was being sent

out to clients as lead chef to do all the

work, but would then take the cheque

back to her employer. “Well, this is

dumb,” she thought. “Clearly I’m good

enough to do this on my own!” And

that’s exactly what she did. As for

Carolyn (right) and Angela

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