Bartleby & Sage
Meet our team
Leslie Levin Nilsson grew up in the Midwest obsessed with food, so obsessed that in 1997 she left a career as an English professor and Glamour editor to start the Sage brand. The original Sage American Kitchen shop led to a boutique catering company focused on handmade foods and sustainable business practices. Leslie has guided the company, featured on the Today Show, The Food Network, ABC, The New York Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, and New York magazine, to name a few. She serves on the board of several local organizations as part of her commitment to community, staff and education.
Rachael Livingston-Meko spent three years developing the sales and corporate partnerships for a tech company that devises applications for corporate event planners. Her non-stop energy, tech savvy and sales smarts have taken B&S into the 21st century.
Rachael has a B.A. in public relations and advertising and completed a culinary entrepreneurship program at the International Culinary Institute. Rachael is as passionate about baking as she is about sales growth and is developing many new projects for Bartleby & Sage.
Monica Wolyniec is a digital liaison and connector with a knack for networking, both online and offline. She has worked in marketing and hospitality for nearly two decades for multiple brands and services, including event-tech unicorn, Hopin.
Monica is a 2018 Bartleby & Sage bride and has supported the company’s marketing initiatives and growth since then. One of her favorite Bartleby & Sage moments was assisting in the production of an authentic Argentine asado in Rye, NY, with Chef Francis Mallmann’s team.
Ramon Lara hails from the Dominican Republic, graduated from the Culinary Institute of Miami, and worked for very respected institutions, from the Delano Hotel to Great Performances, before joining Bartleby & Sage in 2012.
His instinct for the cuisines of the Caribbean, Italy and the Americas, along with his experience cooking for high-end events like the Grammys and award dinners for Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Walters, fashion clients, and NYC mayors, make Ramon the perfect chef for our vast array of clients, from the farm-obsessed to the fashion-focused.
Hans Baang graduated from the New England Culinary Institute, then started working with Bartleby & Sage creating chic minimalist pastries and cakes, along with savory items developed specifically for our clients. Having grown up in the Philippines, Hans has developed a knack for recipes that merge the flavors of Asia and the Americas, not to mention those hand-iced wedding cakes and completely innovative flavor combinations.
His food blog, “The Sugar Hippie” , is dedicated to the art of food, flavors and design.
Fabian Quintero is a long-time member of our service team. He has managed food service operations for Deloitte and Bloomberg.
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