 Her pies were purchased by actor Tom Cruise, director Sydney Pollack, state senator Steve Cohen, and opera star Kallen Esperian., and are sold at several local restaurants

In 1990, Clayborne opened a luncheonette specializing in pies, and moved to a larger location in 1993.Also in 1993, Clayborne was featured by People Magazine.After that story, demand for her pies quadrupled (according to Clayborne), and the publishing house William Morrow expressed an interest in putting out a cookbook of her recipes.