For the Love of Food

and how it saved me......


Food is life. Literally. Biodiversity would not exist without it. People, plants, animals, insects, etc......you get the drift. But food means more than a necessity to me. I have taken many paths in my life and one in particular lead me to some very undesireable destinations. Unsure I would ever leave that destination; I slowly found my way on a better path, and it led me to a kitchen. Well, actually the dish pit of a kitchen but it was attached to a kitchen. 😂 I got to know the dish pit very well but started to learn about the food that was being prepared, eaten and then embraced on the dishes that I later washed. The farm to table environment and learning about how and where and who grew the food was fascinating! Then I started to learn how to prepare the beautiful and nurtured food that I had learned so much about. I was hooked. Learning to cook appetizers turned in to salads and entrées and desserts. I learned how to make fresh pasta. Butcher and braise meats. Master sauces and emultions. And so much more. I just kept showing up. That kitchen path lead me to another kitchen where I learned more things and another and another. Before I knew it I went from a part time dishwasher to a Chef de Cuisine and I never looked back to those undesirable destinations. Not for any other reason but for reflection. I had no idea that the day I walked in the kitchen that I would learn so much about food and how it would save me..

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