RANDI ARTIS HAD known SUCcess as a singer, a nanny, and a B diamond seller for a large jewelry chain. She attended culinary school, started a catering company, and almost became a real estate agent while in Chicago. Ultimately, the food and beverage industry won her over, resulting in two St. Louis restaurants—4Hens Creole Kitchen at City Foundry STL and Simply Delicious downtown—and at least two more are planned. “This girl is not nearly finished dreaming or achieving,” she says. —G.M
When did you learn to cook? Both of my grandmothers were instrumental in getting me involved in cooking. One was the head lunch lady for the KC School District, and she had 12 children, so she was used to feeding the masses, at school and at home.
Both my grandmothers were proud of their salmon croquettes,
