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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Director of Foodservice/Executive Chef |
| Location | Highlands Ranch, CO, United States |
| Introduction | I’ve been cooking professionally since right out of high school, 22 years. I studied a semester of English at the University of England in 1988. I grew up in Northern California, with constant exposure to Napa Valley. I got five classes away from a B.A. in English when my fiancé Janet encouraged me to chase after my dreams of chefdom, so I moved to New York to attend The Culinary Institute of America. I have always had her support. We spent eight months apart during our second year of marriage so that I could finish culinary school. We could not afford to both move back to N.Y. We have now been married nearly fifteen years and have two wonderful children, Madison 10, and Hunter 7. Hunter, incidentally, is named after Hunter Sauce, a traditional classic. I have a playlist on my iPod titled “Kitchen Tunes” with over 100 personally selected food-related songs from punk to jazz. My son and I dressed up as chefs to attend the sneak preview of Disney’s Ratatouille. Food and cooking are a metaphor for life, for the joys of my life. |
| Interests | I enjoy spending time with my wife Janet and our two kids, Madison (11) and Hunter (7). I love to read historical fiction, baseball season and playing with food. |
| Favorite movies | The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Pirate's of the Carribean Series, Master and Commander, Braveheart, The Patriot, Jason Bourne Series, Spiderman Series, Troy, Gladiator, The Big Night, Babette's Feast, Roxanne, 300, Down With Love |
| Favorite music | 80's Modern Alternative, The Cure, The Clash, REM, New Order, The English Beat, Coldplay, Lots of Jazz |
| Favorite books | Anything by Bernard Cornwall, Anthony Bourdain, Rebel with a Cause by Franklin Graham, Foodie Books |