My First Post

I've been thinking about starting a blog for quite some time - to have a place to write and share my thoughts on food, life, and whatever else develops. I am a 30 year old chef who works in a small town cafe...a career move I made about a year ago after some life events made me realize that life is too short to not jump at every opportunity presented to you. For the first time in about a decade, I have a job that excites and challenges me, gives me time to spend with my friends and family, and to figure out what life outside of work is all about. Oddly enough, it almost always leads back to food, and all the things that drew me to making it my profession - history, travel, art, science, music, making others happy with something I've created, working with my hands; they're all connected.

I like to think that the food I make in the cafe is comforting, healthy, and fresh, with a little twist of the unexpected. Anyone who knows me can tell you when I'm scheming up new dishes, I get pretty excited and start talking with my hands, explaining my plans to anyone who will listen. I'm fairly obsessed with getting people to try new things - to look at new ingredients and pairings with an open mind - and with challenging myself to keep learning and creating.