How âreal girlâ Johanna Garcia broke out of her toy kitchen
Girl, interrupted? You might say that about Johanna Garcia of food purveyor Real Girl, Toy Kitchen (who also happens to be one of the writers of this section). Garcia used to work as the communications director of HSBC Philippines from 2007 to 2013, until the thought of starting up her own food business began to seem more appetizing than her corporate job. Actually, Johanna's "Real Girl" story begins in New York City, where she studied communications at Fordham University and did PR for a pharmaceutical company. "You either live on takeout, which is so unhealthy, or really expensive restaurants, which you can't afford. So I learned how to cook there." Growing up she had also learned from her mom, whom Johanna describes as "an excellent cook," and loves watching cooking shows to unwind. Her fave domestic goddesses are Ina Garten, Martha Stewart and Nigella Lawson — "The trifecta! One day I want to be the...
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