Dedication, versatility, determination, extensive culinary background, Chef trained and self taught, obsessed with food preparation as art.
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Sharing food with my favorite people is what insprires me. I have a great respect for mother earth and the bounty she provides for us to transform into nourishment for our bodies. The farmers who grow our food are a huge inspiration to me as well. They dedicate their lives to feeding the world!
What's your all time favorite dish to make?Pizza! At 16, I worked in a convenience store with a pizza kitchen and would often learn from the cooks there. I love to make sourdough pizza today! Having spent half of my life in Maine and half in Nova Scotia, Canada seafood is a very close second to pizza! Lobster, scallops, mackerel, halibut, mussels! I've learned to cook seafood from various chefs in Halifax, NS in professional kitchens. Finally, I also love cooking wild game such as venison, grouse, moose, and trout!
What would you do with the $25,000?The prize money would help my wife and I to start building our life long dream cottage in our home of Nova Scotia where I would like to have an outdoor kitchen to host seaside dining events!
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