Silverman earned her associate’s degree in culinary arts and bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from State University of New York at Delhi before working in the kitchens of private country clubs and resorts around the country, including Bald Peak Country Club in New Hampshire and Jupiter Island Club in Florida. She made the move to Washington, D.C. in 2016 to take on the role of Tournant at the Cosmos Club, one of Washington’s, D.C.’s most prestigious private clubs that counts past presidents and Nobel Laureates among its members.