My love for good and well-prepared food never fails to evoke fond memories of my childhood, when my siblings and I first learned our way around the kitchen from our parents, who were both great cooks. Enjoying a good meal together around a big dining table was a strong family tradition, and it remains so in my own family today. This early fascination with fine food and its preparation became my lifelong passion.
I can say that my cooking style—casual, rustic and comforting—has evolved over decades of learning from respected teachers from the 1970s to the present, a home library of cookbooks and handwritten recipes, as well as interactions with friends, chefs and restaurateurs….
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