Aside from sport, cooking was one of my first passions. Some of my first role models were Food Network personalities – Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay, Cat Cora, Tyler Florence, and Anthony Bourdain (R.I.P), among others… While the rest of the neighborhood was busy taking their new Razor scooters out for a spin on Christmas morning, I vividly remember the thrill of unwrapping a Bobby Flay cookbook as an adolescent. 

I find cooking to be inspiring on many different levels. The [culinary] arts connect people, cultures, and generations. In many ways – pun intended – food fuels society forward. It’s so much more than just a literal means for survival. I’ve experienced the importance of food as nourishment for both the mind and body. 

While I can’t make music quite like I can cook food, my passion for it nonetheless on is par. There’s an invigorating harmony when you tastefully combine more than one type of art (just see how different watching a movie with subtitles on and no volume feels).

Cooking and music does it for me. There’s nothing quite like jamming out to some good tunes while getting lost in the sauce… literally, not figuratively speaking, although I like a to crack a beer open while I cook every now and then.

It gives me great pleasure to share authentic recipes, stories, playlists, and more from my culinary arts perspective. 

I hope you enjoy!