Dave had a hunch that people buy tomato sauce more often than hot sauce, and no one was making sauce from heirloom tomatoes. So he literally sent Mani into an organic farmer’s field to taste and assess the tomatoes with the goal of creating a flavorful sauce from the best of the best. Mani’s Test Kitchen developed sauce with tomatoes fresh from the field, leading to Dave’s entry into the pasta sauce category.

“Mani’s Test Kitchen helped us create our organic, heirloom tomato pasta sauces. Mani has a knack for flavor and lots of ideas. He rocks.”

— Dave, Dave’s Gourmet

“We are excited to partner with Mani’s Test Kitchen to develop and refine our new drinking chocolate! As Numi celebrates its 20th anniversary, innovative tastes and opportunities are our priority and Mani has really come through on this new product.”

— Ahmed Rahim, Co-Founder, Numi Tea

Six years as head chef running the R & D dept. for this groundbreaking San Francisco bakery yielded new cakes, single pak cupcakes and bite size desserts (coffeecakes, fruit loaves, sticky buns) vegan innovations and contracts with Jamba Juice, Costco and Whole Foods.