Point Pleasant Beach – Molly Kastner, owner and operator of Molly Board in Point Pleasant Beach, got her family business started at a young age when she helped run a catering business called Burns Family Catering that her grandparents started. I experienced.
“My grandfather started that catering company,” Kastner said. “Everyone in my family had this job, from my aunts and uncles to my cousins and brothers.
“The business was based in East Brunswick and Spotswood,” says Kastner. “It’s all family, and we’ve covered weddings and events like that. Most of the places were local, but we were dedicated to doing a great job, so every single one we covered.” I put 100% effort into the event and it was a win-win for me and my younger siblings as I could easily make money and spend time with grandma and grandpa.
“As my grandparents got older and the catering business became busier than it used to be, I switched to waitressing and bartending,” says Kastner. “I’ve been in the food industry all my life, and I loved it. When I started it, I was about 14 or 15 and worked at the OB Diner in Point Pleasant for two years, where I worked with customers and I started to learn how to deal with people.
“Through my years in the restaurant industry, I have a lot of experience,” says Kastner. “That experience gave me a strong work ethic because I was working long hours most of the time, so I had to pay attention to detail and be clean around my co-workers. I wasn’t there for a while, but I had fun learning about the business itself and taking in a lot of information about how it works at the job.”
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Become a “foodie”
After quitting his first job at a diner, Kastner started working at a restaurant called La Strada. It was a family atmosphere and everyone knew each other, so it resembled her grandparents’ catering company.
“It was a big deal for me,” Kastner said. “It was an Italian/Portuguese restaurant and I continued my studies there. It was a family business at the time and I had a very good relationship with my boss. It was a great place to work, hard work, but also a great learning experience.
“That’s when I really became a foodie,” Kastner said. “I was able to experience a different culture there, and the food was different from the environment I grew up in and something I had never experienced before. I worked there for years, even when I was in college, and I really cherished my time there.”
Kastner then attended Ocean County College and Keene University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in General Education.
“My heart wasn’t in the educational space, so I was a little lost at that point,” Kastner said. It was very difficult to get a teaching job at the time, so I devoted myself to cutting hair.After graduating from Paul Mitchell Beauty School, I went to the same school where I was trained to become a professional hair stylist. I worked for free at school and paid off my debt there.
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“They were great and worked there for about a year and a half,” says Kastner. “I eventually decided to teach haircuts because I really enjoyed doing that job and wanted to put my teaching degree to good use. I went on to study cosmology at Paul Mitchell The School Jersey Shore and later became a national educator at John Paul Mitchell Systems. I continued my advanced training to become one, and I continued to do so until the 2020 pandemic.”
When the pandemic hit in 2020, Kastner was unable to continue teaching. Eventually, she was able to attend her sessions online, but it wasn’t the same.
“Everything became more virtual, and that just didn’t work,” says Kastner. “I didn’t feel as rewarding as my job was. I’ve come to the point, online and face-to-face teaching are completely different, and that’s a deal breaker for me.
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“I took some time off after deciding not to teach online anymore, but at some point I had plans to go back, but ultimately decided against it,” says Kastner. “I’ve had different jobs at different times in my life, but from an early age, I always had a passion for making charcuterie boards.”
At a party in December 2020, a friend recommended Kastner to start selling as a business.
“I thought, ‘This might really sell,'” Kastner said. “I started doing it at home, but eventually rented a commercial kitchen in Point Pleasant and Molly Boards was born. Either way, our charcuterie boards have a strong following and people seem to love them.
“Splendidly Wild”
“It was wonderfully wild,” Kastner said. “When we first started doing this, it was right during the pandemic. My original goal was to help as many local businesses as possible who were suffering during the pandemic itself. It’s what we’ve done and it’s been successful so far.We have so much going on and we want to keep the pace.”
Molly boards break down into different food combinations.
“We primarily deal in boxes, platters, boards and sandwiches,” says Kastner. “We make individual boxes that people use as favors, which consist of small meat and cheese snacks and are live-edge spreads up to 12 feet that we create on location. Weddings, bridal showers, We do corporate events, baby showers, etc. All the charcuterie we offer comes in many shapes and styles, but everything we combine is a success and we We are proud of everything we make.”
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Kastner began collaborating with an Ocean County organic blueberry farm called Full Blues, of which she serves as artistic director.
“We have worked with Molly Boards and our ability to connect with companies like Full Blues is a testament to our overall goal of supporting local businesses across the board. is.”
molly board
Owner: Molly Kastner
position: Point Pleasant Beach
Website:www.mollyboards.com
phone: 908-330-5659
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