Just a quick update on the

Mini-Teppanyaki Station the going is slow when working 316 stainless steel.
This stuff is hard as a rock and it work hardens, but we are making progress
with the concept and product. It is getting to a very nice finish. ... Read More

So I think I left you all last time with a list of crappy things I was going through and decisions I had to make, had just made or saw coming. Finally i write a blog in a relaxed mode.

I started with school last time. I enrolled for 19 hours of classes and handled the first 5 weeks OK. Grades again were lower than I wanted and am capable of under better cirumst... Read More

The night before is time to get the dining room set up….

Meanwhile I am cooking for some esteemed college alumni across campus…

The acorn bearing oak tree are found throughout the world. In times of famine or need it has provided populations with a protein and fat rich food source albeit rough on the taste buds at... Read More

Every year at the end of April and beginning of May, my life gets very busy in catering. Part of this is due to end of the school year activities i.e. commencement, senior receptions, alumni events, board of trustee meetings. Directly after all of this gets pushed through, ... Read More

My first Vegas experience was in 1947 attending Fifth Street School (now Las Vegas Blvd) and catching pollywogs with Tony Bell (Rex Bell and Clara Bows oldest son). That’s when the Flamingos strolled in front of the casino and hotels had lobbies.

Later visiting as colleg... Read More

We went out to the field to support our Infantry Battalion 2-502 Infantry. Great group of guys. I love cooking for them. Anyway we where told that we would be feeding about 500 per meal so we pack up our stuff and had at it.

In about a 10 hr window, we moved all our equipment, rations for several days, set up our field feeding site and cooked off dinner for 50... Read More

Greetings from beautiful and warm North Carolina! I’ve been visiting our oldest son Doug for a few weeks and basically enjoying the sunshine, beautiful flowers everywhere, and of course, the food. And since it was snowing the weekend I left Pennsylvania, I have been enjoying the weather here more so.

There’s something weird going on here, though, ... Read More