Christina Gualy

“My grandfather was a painter. An

immigrant from Cuba, he was a

master of the old school; he

excelled at precise and realistic

portraits. He taught me how to

hold a pencil, how to write, and

later, how to draw. When I was

14, he died suddenly, and just a

few weeks later I took his

paintbrushes from his studio and

did my first painting. I still use

his paintbrushes.”

Frida Kahlo, another one of Christina’s biggest inspirations.

We asked Christina what kind of food truck she’d own, if she had one. “I grew up eating a lot of Cuban food thanks to my wonderful Cuban cook of a mother, so I would probably design it to look like a little food shack storefront in Havana.” Sounds yummy to us!

The signature dish on her food truck? Probably her grandmother’s arroz con pollo.

(She couldn’t share the exact recipe with us, since it is a Gualy family secret)

Last fun fact about Christina.

Her favorite color. Definitely

Blue she says “so many shades

to love”

Want to learn more about Christina? She’ll be at OtG: Fort Mason Center 8/15 and also with us at the Off the Grid Booth at SF Street Food Festival 2014 next Saturday!