Twenty years ago, a man took a lady he was trying to impress to an amazing restaurant called Yamashiro Hollywood for desserts. A celebrity favorite, they both dressed elegantly and when the woman stepped out of the car, she was in awe. She had never been to a place like that before — everyone looked like they belonged in the movies. Overwhelmed with the dessert choices, the man ordered the entire menu and she was impressed.
This moment in one of Hollywood’s famed restaurants would not only lead to a beautiful love story but to a dream come true as well. The woman in this story is Vallerie Archer and today, she is the first female executive chef of Yamashiro Hollywood.