Nina grew up in Maine, her love of food evident from a young age. After receiving a music degree from Wheaton College, the call of making and sharing good food led her to work on a farm in Hawaii, bake bread at Standard Baking Co., and sail around the world aboard a 134-foot schooner as a ship’s cook. Landing back in Maine, she honed her baking skills at Dandelion Catering Co. and opened Mill Cove Baking Co., a specialty cracker company grounded in Maine ingredients.