My Jobby

I really have a great job. I want to give you an idea of what I do. I am a chef. I have worked in the restaurant industry for about 7 years (which is about 50 percent of my working life.) I also am a graduate of the best culinary school in the world – Johnson and Wales. With that kind of resume, you would think that I am working in a restaurant or maybe as a caterer, but what I do full time is work in an appliance showroom.
I work for an appliance distributor. We distribute high end appliances companies like Viking, Miele, Franke and various other great appliance names. What I do specifically is work with customers and do demos. I help people decide what appliance they need, and I do demos for them and I also perform demos at other appliance dealers and retail stores throughout the Denver area. It really is a great job for several reasons.
• I get to work from 9-5. Those of you who have worked 70 hour weeks in a restaurant or as a caterer now what I mean when I say that those are great hours
• I get to cook whatever I want. If one day I want something Thai I can make that. If I have some new dish I want to practice on, then I can do that too. It is total freedom and it is great.
• I spend my summers on a culinary tour of Colorado, going to such places as Cherry Creek, Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, and my favorite Telluride. On this tour I get to meet and learn from great chefs who come in and do demos too. It’s great to work alongside these pros.
I am saying all this so you can know where I am coming from. I love what I do and what I want to do is to start posting some of my favorite recipes that taste great and are great crowd pleasers. I hope you will enjoy them all.