Vander Carter pivots from street life to Jest Green food startup
Vander Carter grew up in Jersey City and Boston, worked as a chef, and faced homelessness before finding opportunity in New York. He won PowerUP! with a 15 000 prize, using the funds to launch a street food venture aimed at healthy, accessible fusion cuisine across class lines.
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Carter recalls grandmother signature style in coded notes
The text records Carter identifying his grandmother's handwriting as resembling a coded recipe or signature motif with letters and fragments such as TU ce Ca eT CSU UCC Mny ac CeCe CMEC, suggesting a puzzle or personal cipher.
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