Would you believe the founder of our candles company is a chef? In 1984, Dominic Palazzolo, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, established Culinart Inc., a company specializing in the production of culinary artwork for professional chefs and restaurants all over the world. Chef Palazzolo created a wide variety of elaborate sculptures made from wax combined with food ingredients like chocolate. These beautiful creations appeared on buffet tables and in food presentations at the finest hotels, restaurants and resorts in America.

Encouraged by the food industry's growing demand for his culinary artwork, Chef Palazzolo applied his skills and imagination to the creation of glowing wax sculptures that could be displayed on buffet tables. With the idea of incorporating the natural light of a flame into his sculptures, Chef Palazzolo labored two years to perfect the burning qualities of his wax luminaries. The resulting creation was a candle that far surpassed ordinary candles in beauty, quality and burning performance. Those who saw the candles he created were not only amazed by their extraordinary detail and luminosity, they wanted his glowing sculptures for their homes and unique gifts. Deciding to make his candles available to the public, Chef Palazzolo begain offering his marvelous candles to the public, obtainable only on the Internet.