Hello Steemers, My name is Steve and I am here to share my knowledge of food and cooking with you. I recently began posting, reading, commenting and meeting some of you. I was never active in social media before I found Steemit. I like the decentralized nature of Steemit and that is why I joined.
I have been working as a chef for eighteen years. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1999, I spent a few years working in New York City at four star restaurants, Jean Georges and Le Cirque. These restaurant experiences were incredible and they helped me to master technique, learn team work, build speed and exposed me to incredible ingredients. I also spent some time working at the Relais & Châteaux restaurant Lumiere, in Vancouver, BC and I studied French bread baking as well.
After I felt confident in my cooking technique I went out on my own and became a private chef. This has been the best experience for me. I am very curious and love to learn new things and so being a private chef is a perfect fit. I am able to learn about new cuisines and travel a lot more.
Fernand Point is my favorite chef and here is a quote by him that I live my life by.
"In all professions without a doubt, but certainly in cooking one is a student all his life". Fernand Point
That quote brings me back to the the reason I am here. I am here to share my knowledge of food and cooking with you. But, I am also here to learn from you. There are Steemers here from all over the world and I look forward to learning from you as well.
Besides cooking I am also interested in foraging, hiking, brewing, skiing, traveling, scuba diving, photography and fly-fishing. I will post on these subjects as well.
Below is a great find of oyster mushrooms.
Hiking always reminds me of how incredible and beautiful nature is.
Brewing lets you realize the ideas you have about the perfect beer.
Skiing to me is freedom.
Traveling is so important in order to learn about the world and understand people and cultures better.
Scuba diving to me is incredible. The feeling of soaring through a space and being so close to nature. If I could live underwater I would!
I love to capture perfect moments with photography.
And fly-fishing is my meditation. I usually fish alone and I enjoy the solitude.
Thank you for stopping by today. I look forward to meeting you soon.
Best, Steve