Andrea Drummer
Cannabis chef
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Andrea Drummer is a cannabis chef and co-owner of the Original Cannabis Cafe, the first legal cannabis restaurant in the US.
Early life and education
Drummer grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in a conservative religious household.[1][2][3] She attended Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena.[1]
Career
Before becoming interested in cannabis cuisine, Drummer worked as a drug counselor.[4] When she first moved to Los Angeles, she worked for an attorney who used pot daily, an experience that changed her view on marijuana.[3] She worked for Thomas Keller and cooked under chef Neal Fraser at Redbird and Vibiana in Los Angeles.[5][6] Drummer also cooked at the Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles.[6]
In 2012 Drummer created Elevation VIP Cooperative and began hosting private cannabis events in Los Angeles.[7][8][3] According to High Times her culinary style combines French technique and Southern influences.[7] She created a room service CBD menu for the James Hotel in New York City.[4]
Original Cannabis Cafe
Drummer's partners in the Cannabis Cafe originally were the cannabis collective Lowell Herb Co.[1][9] She and Lowell lobbied the city of West Hollywood for a license to open a cannabis cafe, a process that took over three years.[1] The restaurant originally opened in 2019 as the Lowell Cafe.[2] It was the first cannabis restaurant in the United States.US.[10][11][12][13][14] Drummer and Lowell Herb Co parted ways in 2019, with Drummer taking over the restaurant.[9]
Books
Drummer wrote Cannabis Cuisine: Bud Pairings of a Born Again Chef (2017), which was described by Nation's Restaurant News as a "landmark book".[2]
Television
Drummer won the first episode of the Netflix cannabis cuisine competition series Cooking on High[15][4] and appeared on Chelsea Does.[3]