About the Author

About the Author – I grew up in a restaurant family. My dad owned several restaurants in DC in the ’50s & ’60s (Randy’s, DeSando’s, and The Channel House among others). My dad was the main cook and I learned a lot from him about how to cook. I started working in various positions in Country Clubs when I was 14. Washing dishes, then moved to busboy, waiter, line cook, snack bar cook, maître D’ cooking table side. I worked in clubs until I graduated from college.

I have always been comfortable in kitchens, thanks to my upbringing. Cooking in many ways is the most creative thing I do. I love to look in the fridge, see what’s there, and devise a meal around those ingredients. My wife Ellen is a fabulous cook, but she does not obsess about food like I do.

We have raised our two sons, Luke & Carlo, to be just as comfortable in the kitchen as we are. Luke is a very creative cook, not afraid to try different ethnic dishes. He has come to love Indian food and anything spicy. And he is the family pasta maker, whenever we have fresh pasta for holiday meals. Luke lives in St Petersburg, FL.

Carlo worked in the Bartolotta chain of restaurants here in Milwaukee and then was a line cook at Company Brewing when it opened in Riverwest. He has shifted his cooking to a healthier diet, with more veggies, and grains, rather than meat dishes. But he has been known to eat a piece of bacon or two now and then. Carlo lives in Sanat Fe, NM.

We are a family that loves to cook and be creative. The two activities go together. This blog/website has been written with other amateur cooks in mind, including men who are novice cooks. But this site is not just for men. The majority of our subscribers happen to be women. I hope you can learn something worthwhile here.

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