About Candida Canfield
President of Dinner in Hand

For Candida Canfield, Dinner in Hand is a dream come true, an opportunity to use her expertise in cooking to meet the dinner needs of busy professionals during the week – when they need it. A long-time gourmet cook as well as a marketing business woman, Candida recognizes the pleasure of hassle-free home-cooked meals at the end of a long and busy day. Candida conceived of Dinner in Hand while returning home from work on the train. What a pleasure it would be to pick up a home-cooked meal right at the train station rather than thinking about what to cook!

Candida grew up on Long Island, NY in a working class family who entertained a large extended family on any occasion. Her mother cooked everything, a talent inherited by Candida. After working in the restaurant business for 15 years, Candida became an advertising and marketing business executive for the Daily News, The Journal News and most recently Law.com, a division of ALM Media. She successfully managed over $60 million dollars in advertising revenues and over 100 employees but always wanted to be an entrepreneur.

Candida thinks nothing of throwing parties for large groups of friends and family and is passionate about food and entertaining. She enjoys keeping up with the latest food trends and is an avid reader of leading food magazines, recipe websites and classic cookbooks. Candida supports local farming and farm-fresh ingredients as a way to help preserve and save our environment for future generations.

Candida has completed the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. This certification is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) – Conference for Food Protection. Candida also holds a Qualifying Certificate in Food Protection from the New York City Department of Health.

Candida has lived in New Rochelle for 5 years and in Westchester County for over 12 years. She has a son, Daniel, who attends Temple University and a life partner, Doug Goldblum, who has 4 children.

Candida welcomes your comments and suggestions, and invites you to communicate with her at cmc@dinnerinhand.com. She will make every effort to return your e-mail as soon as is humanly possible.