Karen Amarotico Oral History Interview

Karen Amarotico was one of the founders of Standing Stone Brewery and is an independent caterer and baker. In her interview, Amarotico talks about growing up in New York (Staten Island), her family, and her early love of baking. She talks about attending Brooklyn College and the Culinary Institute of America, as well as her early jobs in the restaurant and food industries. Amarotico talks about moving to Dallas, Texas and San Francisco, California with her then husband Emile, moving to Oregon, and her memories of Standing Stone Brewery. Amarotico concludes the interview talking about the genesis and longer-term person impact of her "Pie a Day Give Away project," year-long gratitude project where she baked a pie a day for people in her community.