{"id":178,"date":"2025-01-11T19:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T19:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2025-02-28T05:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T05:15:27","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/?page_id=178","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-870x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-870x1024.jpg 870w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-768x904.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-1306x1536.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-1741x2048.jpg 1741w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-100x118.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-150x176.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-200x235.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-300x353.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-450x529.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-600x706.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-900x1059.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Profile-Pic-510x600.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Cooking has been a deep passion for me, developing over the past 42 years. Starting from a young boy watching the chefs and stirring sauces on the line in my father\u2019s restaurants to culinary school and eventually running my own kitchens. I truly love what I do \u2013 creating unique and memorable dining experiences. It is always an honor to be allowed to cook for others \u2013 whether it\u2019s a wedding, anniversary, birthday or a group of friends just hanging out around a BBQ. Food is love, friendship, nourishment, culture and most of all appreciation for all that makes us human.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">This passion took me to the Culinary Institute of America where I learned the foundations of fine dining, service and the importance of detail. These skills have been refined over many years. I have worked for some of the best restaurants and caterers in Houston, Seattle and Key West.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">I created and produced a dinner series (<a href=\"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/?page_id=70\">Culinary Zymurgy<\/a>) that consisted of a five course themed dinner. The event was presented at Middleton Brewing (San Marcos, TX) in an open setting, allowing me to interact with the guests explaining each dish, giving some historical facts about its development. Each course was paired with one of their craft beers. (Spirits and food transform each other, harmonizing into a dynamic singular sublime experience.) The dinner ran for three years in which I produced about 25 unique menus. I was featured in an article in the San Marcos Daily Record (Friday 12th, 2019).<\/span><\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you really want to make a friend, go to someone&#8217;s house and eat with him &#8211; the people who give you their food give you their heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Cesar Chavez<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Food brings people together on many different levels. It&#8217;s nourishment of the soul and body; it&#8217;s truly love.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Giada De Laurentis<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Large-Paella.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-900x1125.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sublimeeats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sublime-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><a href=\"mailto:chef@sublimeeats.com\"><span style=\"font-family: Brawler;\">chef@sublimeeats.com<\/span><\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooking has been a deep passion for me, developing over the past 42 years. 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