High-heeled pumps, check. Pearls, check. Red lipstick, check. Half apron, double check.
Sandy Pollock’s full-on June Clever never fails to delight. Neither do her casseroles that are making this chef and her business partner household names in and around Austin, Texas.
As one-half of the blossoming Casserole Queens, Sandy has found her niche: one-dish meals that give a feeling of yesterday to families of today. In fact, it was her own that was the catalyst for her ah-ha moment nearly a decade ago. That’s when Sandy returned to her southern Texas stomping ground to spend a holiday with her mother and the rest of the family. The dinner was comprised entirely of casseroles, as has long been their tradition.
“I looked around the room and realized everyone was enjoying the meal immensely. I thought, ‘Why did we ever stop eating this way?’”
Why, indeed.
Sandy returned home to Austin and ran her idea by some friends, including Crystal, the other member of Casserole Queens. The two began creating casseroles and delivering them to homes and businesses. The ‘50s housewife shtick was a stroke of genius for a town that in Sandy’s words, “loves quirky and weird.”
With that, Casserole Queens was on its way. So much so, the Food Network and Chef Bobby Flay rolled out the red carpet and put Sandy and Crystal on “Throwdown!” Then came two cookbook deals, including a New York Times best-seller, and a YouTube channel called “Hungry.”
