Our Story
Meet the Team
Emma RickertMarketing and Creative Director
Emma Rickert Marketing and Creative DirectorEmma is responsible for all things visual at Mamaleh’s! From menus to newsletter to social media and beyond, she takes great pride in making the Mamaleh’s brand FUN and nostalgic. She draws inspiration from classic New York delis and loves stopping into a new spot for a bagel to investigate.
Emma loves to continue to draw and design in her spare time, often with her cat Bart close by.
Dana Briley KumarHuman Resources Manager
Dana Briley Kumar Human Resources ManagerDana has been with Big Dipper Hospitality Group since 2017. She is a trained pastry chef and owned her own bakery with her best friend before joining Big Dipper Hospitality Group.
Dana is the proud mother of one of the cutest little girls you have ever seen!
Chelsea KantorBakery Production Manager
Chelsea Kantor Bakery Production ManagerChelsea is a talented pastry chef steering the bakeshop at Mamaleh’s to feed many happy people daily and many many more people during Jewish holidays. She’s the mastermind behind all the delicious desserts for Mamaleh’s, State Park, and Vincent’s.
Chelsea even bakes in her spare time, when she’s not exploring the Middlesex Fells or hanging out with her cat, Slugs.
Rachel Miller MunzerCo-owner / CEO
Rachel Miller Munzer Co-owner / CEORachel has worked in most roles of the restaurant business, from valet to dishwasher to expeditor to mother hen to CEO – some while completing her degree in business management at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Post graduation, alongside her husband and various business partners she opened Rachel’s Kitchen, Hungry Mother, State Park, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen, Café du Pays and Vincent’s. If she were stuck on a desert island she would want her two daughters and handy husband there, a yoga mat and an infinite supply of popcorn, eggs, and cereal.
Rachel SundetCo-owner / Pastry Chef
Rachel Sundet Co-owner / Pastry ChefChef Rachel Sundet’s first job in a restaurant kitchen was at the beloved Cambridge institution, Upstairs on the Square, with Amanda Lydon and Susan Regis. She was immediately hooked. After culinary school in London, she moved west to Seattle, where she worked at Brasa Restaurant and Macrina Bakery. She returned to the East Coast and after a stint on a goat farm with her husband, Tyler, landed at Hungry Mother, where she worked as the pastry chef for 5 years and met her future business partners. Together, they opened State Park, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen, Café du Pays and then Vincent’s. In 2015, Sundet was named a StarChefs Rising Star Pastry Chef and Boston Magazine‘s Best Pastry Chef. Daughter #2 to two psychiatrists, she moonlights doing therapy and mediation. She’s got a curly fourth toe, which she managed to pass on to both her son and daughter.
Alon MunzerCo-owner / Operations
Alon Munzer Co-owner / OperationsAlon’s grandparents, as well as his great aunts and uncles, owned diners in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and although he was too young to remember his grandparents’ place, restaurants are in his blood. At 13, Alon was a busboy at a local Italian restaurant in Monroe, CT. Throughout his years attending Northeastern University, Alon supported himself by waiting tables and bartending. Post graduation, alongside his wife and various business partners he opened Rachel’s Kitchen, Hungry Mother, State Park, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen, Café du Pays and Vincent’s. When not at work, Alon loves playing backgammon and enjoying the warm company of his wife and children.
Tyler SundetCo-owner / Chef
Tyler Sundet Co-owner / ChefChef Tyler Sundet’s culinary career began with a job as a dishwasher in his hometown of Volga, South Dakota when he was just thirteen years old. From there it was off to culinary school in San Francisco, followed by stints in locales like Seattle, Cape Cod and, ultimately, Cambridge. Sundet alongside his wife, worked at Hungry Mother for four years. Together with his business partners, they opened State Park, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen and Café du Pays. Tyler was the proud 3rd place finisher in the South Dakota milk tasting competition in 2003, and he still has the ribbon! Also, he is the father of 3 human babies and a neurotic goldendoodle.
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