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14 years ago
What was your favorite food as a kid?
My food preferences always shifted around when I was a kid.. My family was Military, so we did a LOT of moving. I can remember Teh-Lurving Schnitzel, Escargot, Pizza... But, I think the foods that really excited me throughout childhood were Artichoke and Fondue.
What was the first food you learned how to cook from a package?
Top Ramen
What was the first food you learned how to cook from scratch?
Hmmm... uuuhhhhmmmm.... probably scrambled eggs.
How did you discover that you had a "passion" for cooking?
Uhhhmm... I opened my eyes? I woke up? Seriously, i don't ever remember NOT having a passion for cooking.
What do you remember about cooking and food from your childhood?
Food is an art form. It can appeal to all five senses, and the best food does.
What are your favorite foods?
Yes.... Okay. I'll narrow it down. Sushi tops my list; sake sashimi to be precise. Second to Sushi is pretty much anything fanciful and persnickety. I love to manipulate my food: Crab legs, Artichoke, Fondue, Lettuce wraps. I LOVE getting into my food and experiencing it. I Love "fantasy" foods--mundane eats redefined and presented in fantastic ways. I love food as art.
What foods do you dislike?
If it's a "delicacy" I'll probably turn my nose up at it. Not as a rule or anything; just as a gut response. See, in my experience, "Delicacy" usually means "Gross-ass-shit." french it up all you want, a cockroach is still a cockroach. Pig intestines are still poop-tubes. And Durian still smells like rotting vanilla garbage.
As Artsy-fartsy as I get with food, I have REALLY vanilla tastes.
What food is a guilty pleasure for you?
All food, in fact. I am a heavy guy, so whenever I eat, i feel guilty. I hide nothing, though. There are no secret foods that I don't want anyone to know about. There's nothing i simply can't resist. Food is food, and the overindulgence therein is my guilty pleasure.
Do you have any food allergies?
Maybe a little bit of intolerance to milk products.. but I've been testing that and it doesn't seem to be the case.
Are you omnivore, vegetarian, vegan, etc? Why?
Omni.
I don't think people need an explanation for their dietary decisions. Or, I should say, nobody owes anybody else an explanation. the "Why" can serve a curious mind, but usually it only draws a line between people. There are hoards of folks out there who think that vegetarians are unnatural fops who need to grow a backbone. There are others who think that meat is murder. You know what? Human beings are capable of digesting anything we can taste (pretty much), and we can survive on pretty much any kind of diet: Omni, meat ++, Vegan, etc. Therefore, we have the pleasure of choosing our diet. it's nobody else's business why.
I have friends who are diabetic, severely lactose intolerant, allergic to gluten, obese, underweight, picky, etc etc.. These folks have their diets dictated to them. These are the folks with a "Why", but it would be downright rude to ask it of them.
"Gee, you, why don't you eat sugar, Durrr?"
"Uh... 'cause it will kill me?"
"Oh... uh.... uhhhhhhhh....."
Yeah. Let's stop asking people "why" they are different than ourselves. Let's find a more courteous way to satisfy our curiosity. Unless you feel that Your diet is superior to other peoples', in which case, you can go lie under a steamroller.
Do you have any other culinary restrictions?
I will not eat rabbit meat.
Have you had any official schooling in culinary arts? If not, do you intend to go?
I almost did. But decided not to. I have no intention to take cooking classes except informally.
Do you cook for a living? Is your job in any way related to food?
No. I worked in a couple restaurants. I can't handle the pace.
Favorite food to make?
Anything fantastic and fun, really.
What ingredients do you use most often? Or, what could you never imagine cooking without?
Hmmm... Butter, Flour, My whole damn spice rack...
What kind of knives do you use? What's your preferred knife (style, length, etc.)?
My favorite knife is a one-piece butcher knife. It satisfies all of my cutting needs, more or less. I got it from Target.
What would you like to learn how to cook?
Chinese food, perhaps.. I'd REALLY like to know how to REALLY bake..
What's your favorite restaurant? What do you order?
Don't really have a favorite, but if I did, it would be a sushi joint, and it would be Sake Sashimi.
Are there foods you will never, ever try eating? Why?
There are many foods I will never try, and the reasons are individual to those foods. For instance, Rabbit meat. I will never eat it. The reason is: just because I choose not to.
Do you like TV chefs? Who's your favorite personality/show?
Alton Brown and Ted Allen
What advice would you give to someone who's just starting out learning how to cook?
Learn how a kitchen works. Your oven, your stove, your knives. After that, start simple. Start with something you love, and have fun.
My food preferences always shifted around when I was a kid.. My family was Military, so we did a LOT of moving. I can remember Teh-Lurving Schnitzel, Escargot, Pizza... But, I think the foods that really excited me throughout childhood were Artichoke and Fondue.
What was the first food you learned how to cook from a package?
Top Ramen
What was the first food you learned how to cook from scratch?
Hmmm... uuuhhhhmmmm.... probably scrambled eggs.
How did you discover that you had a "passion" for cooking?
Uhhhmm... I opened my eyes? I woke up? Seriously, i don't ever remember NOT having a passion for cooking.
What do you remember about cooking and food from your childhood?
Food is an art form. It can appeal to all five senses, and the best food does.
What are your favorite foods?
Yes.... Okay. I'll narrow it down. Sushi tops my list; sake sashimi to be precise. Second to Sushi is pretty much anything fanciful and persnickety. I love to manipulate my food: Crab legs, Artichoke, Fondue, Lettuce wraps. I LOVE getting into my food and experiencing it. I Love "fantasy" foods--mundane eats redefined and presented in fantastic ways. I love food as art.
What foods do you dislike?
If it's a "delicacy" I'll probably turn my nose up at it. Not as a rule or anything; just as a gut response. See, in my experience, "Delicacy" usually means "Gross-ass-shit." french it up all you want, a cockroach is still a cockroach. Pig intestines are still poop-tubes. And Durian still smells like rotting vanilla garbage.
As Artsy-fartsy as I get with food, I have REALLY vanilla tastes.
What food is a guilty pleasure for you?
All food, in fact. I am a heavy guy, so whenever I eat, i feel guilty. I hide nothing, though. There are no secret foods that I don't want anyone to know about. There's nothing i simply can't resist. Food is food, and the overindulgence therein is my guilty pleasure.
Do you have any food allergies?
Maybe a little bit of intolerance to milk products.. but I've been testing that and it doesn't seem to be the case.
Are you omnivore, vegetarian, vegan, etc? Why?
Omni.
I don't think people need an explanation for their dietary decisions. Or, I should say, nobody owes anybody else an explanation. the "Why" can serve a curious mind, but usually it only draws a line between people. There are hoards of folks out there who think that vegetarians are unnatural fops who need to grow a backbone. There are others who think that meat is murder. You know what? Human beings are capable of digesting anything we can taste (pretty much), and we can survive on pretty much any kind of diet: Omni, meat ++, Vegan, etc. Therefore, we have the pleasure of choosing our diet. it's nobody else's business why.
I have friends who are diabetic, severely lactose intolerant, allergic to gluten, obese, underweight, picky, etc etc.. These folks have their diets dictated to them. These are the folks with a "Why", but it would be downright rude to ask it of them.
"Gee, you, why don't you eat sugar, Durrr?"
"Uh... 'cause it will kill me?"
"Oh... uh.... uhhhhhhhh....."
Yeah. Let's stop asking people "why" they are different than ourselves. Let's find a more courteous way to satisfy our curiosity. Unless you feel that Your diet is superior to other peoples', in which case, you can go lie under a steamroller.
Do you have any other culinary restrictions?
I will not eat rabbit meat.
Have you had any official schooling in culinary arts? If not, do you intend to go?
I almost did. But decided not to. I have no intention to take cooking classes except informally.
Do you cook for a living? Is your job in any way related to food?
No. I worked in a couple restaurants. I can't handle the pace.
Favorite food to make?
Anything fantastic and fun, really.
What ingredients do you use most often? Or, what could you never imagine cooking without?
Hmmm... Butter, Flour, My whole damn spice rack...
What kind of knives do you use? What's your preferred knife (style, length, etc.)?
My favorite knife is a one-piece butcher knife. It satisfies all of my cutting needs, more or less. I got it from Target.
What would you like to learn how to cook?
Chinese food, perhaps.. I'd REALLY like to know how to REALLY bake..
What's your favorite restaurant? What do you order?
Don't really have a favorite, but if I did, it would be a sushi joint, and it would be Sake Sashimi.
Are there foods you will never, ever try eating? Why?
There are many foods I will never try, and the reasons are individual to those foods. For instance, Rabbit meat. I will never eat it. The reason is: just because I choose not to.
Do you like TV chefs? Who's your favorite personality/show?
Alton Brown and Ted Allen
What advice would you give to someone who's just starting out learning how to cook?
Learn how a kitchen works. Your oven, your stove, your knives. After that, start simple. Start with something you love, and have fun.
I'm not a big fan of Ted Allen but mostly it's because of the situations that Food Network puts him in (like Chopped), otherwise he's okay. But I won't get into FN dislike...because then I'll bring up Sandra Lee...and no one wants her to show up.
Also, "poop-tubes" should be a real medical term.