About me
I started cooking 20+ years ago. I grew up being exposed to all kinds of cuisines so I was never reticent to try new things. I dabbled in cooking when I was in my early 20's but it wasn't until my mid 20's that I had my "epiphany". I was craving stuffed grape leaves, which you could only find in this little area of Detroit known as Greek town. I had a cookbook that someone had gotten me (and I have so many now, not to mention hundreds of printed recipes and magazine tear outs) that actually had a recipe for stuffed grape leaves. I had seen the leaves in a jar at the grocery store before, but it never occurred to me to actually make them. Well, I did and that was the beginning of years of cooking, entertaining and tasting fine foods. I started watching the PBS shows "Great Chefs" and I can honestly say I was a charter member of the food network fans. The rest is history!