Karen Roberts born and raised in West Pullman and graduated from THE ILLUSTRIOUS MORGAN PARK. Karen had the opportunity to graduate a year earlier than scheduled and took it and ran with it, straight into the military joining the Army National Guard where she quickly elevated in the ranks from Supply Specialist to the Brigade Human Resources Sergeant. While still in the military she drew tired of eating the same mundane foods and wanted to bring some life and creativity to foods by culminating all of the skills and techniques she learned from her father and grandfather and hone that into one thing, Sandwiches.

In 2006, Karen was the unintentional target of gun violence and SURVIVED A BULLET THROUGH THE NECK! she remained extremely calm until the ambulance came and the real pain kicked in. Quickly realizing she had survived and OVERJOYED and extremely GRATEFUL that GOD SPARED HER LIFE! She knew it was time to live life the way GOD wanted her to and find her true PURPOSE in life. Throughout her time while still in the military, she would think about ways to turn a full meal into a sandwich and ways to recreate many popular sandwiches and add a GOURMET TWIST! After leaving the military, she went on to attend and graduate from Saint Xavier University in Chicago.