I'm a permanent wanderer. I'm a wild child who likes picking dead flowers so new ones grow. I give high fives to strangers, all the time. I kiss friends. I love animals. I'm a philosophical Nazi, don't even get me started on nature vs. nurture. You'll kick my ass in any spelling bee. I get cheffy with it quite often. I grow stuff. My heart belongs to the nature gods, all of em'. Music nurtures my soul, and food feeds my obsession. I like to pack up my bags, hop on a plane, and end up somewhere unknown. Very few things scare me. I jump off waterfalls and out of planes(well not yet). Sometimes, I can be really silly. Ok, most of the time. damn. The world is my oyster, and you're just scenery. My self confidence is healthy, but not annoying. I truly believe our bodies are our temples....I worship mine daily. I'll make you laugh till your stomach hurts and salty water is spilling from your eyes. Cooking, acting the fool is what I do, it's not who I am. Snowboarding, traveling, loving......that's me. Magic Hat #9 beer is my weakness, and my only vice is what you want me to be. Give me a day, and I'll make you love me.

Cooking, service, and the art of the sale. I have been in the food and beverage industry sense I was knee high to Chef Ramsey's ass. Worked my way from dish room to the head chef's office. From busboy to FOH manager, to being a sideline consultant. I am a rounds man, a "Jack of all trades", if you will. Fast food, casual, fine dinning, quick service, banquet, catering, and then some. I learned from great chefs. Not because someone told them they were good chefs, but because they knew they were great chefs. There is no in between in this business either you are, or you are not. Nothing else. 
 
You have to be completely insane to choose to be in this business, or insanely passionate. I have enough of both to make me the clear choice for the show. I have spent my entire career learning from others in every aspect of the business on a constant basis. I like to call it "paid education". From these experiences I have learned from their mistakes, and their successes so that when I can afford to open my place it won't fail like nine out of ten do. Chef Ramsey much respect, but you don't scare me! I understand why you freak out. If you have a guy claiming to be a chef who can't cook a freaking steak medium rare he deserves to be yelled at and humiliated.