: About Me

I started my writing career in the early 1980s whilst at the University of California. Writing took a back seat when I pursued a lifelong dream of becoming a professional chef, a career that I pursued for the following decade in Europe and the United States. Taking inspiration from my beloved wife, Jennifer, I have re-kindled my writing career, and I look forward to a career as a professional author. I still enjoy cooking for my family, playing with my wicked, wicked puppy, and traveling, as time and money allows.

My passion is ...

Living well.

My parents always told me ...

Excellent manners do count in real life.

My childhood ambition ...

To become a writer.

My favorite memory ...

Christmas, 1973.

Why I write ...

For the joy of writing.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Omnivore's Dilemma

My inspiration ...

My Dad.

Jobs & Careers > Occupations (Other) Beyond culinary school

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Culinary schools have become the trendy and glamorous educational options of the twenty-first century. They are a very appealing option to many whose creative juices run towards cooking - they seem to be the route to the dream job. And they can be! Contrary to popular image, however, cooking school is no replacement for real restaurant work experience. And that experience is best had, in part, before the student ever starts to the cooking school because cooking school assumes a certain level of competence in the professional kitchen, which is very different from experience in the household...

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