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| Location: |
Fond du Lac, WI |
| Forum Post Count: |
3785 |
| Join Date: |
10/7/01 |
| Last Online: |
1 day, 15 hours ago |
| Culinary Experience |
Professional Chef |
| About Me: |
<p>Peter got his start in the restaurant business at the ripe old age of 8 years old. "My parents owned a restaurant over which we lived. Oftentimes, if a dishwasher quit, I was drafted into service, at the last minute and during summer vacation I wasn’t allowed to go out and play until after I bussed tables for lunch service, all for high wage of $.25 per hour!" Later in life, Peter tried to avoid the call of the kitchen, bouncing around from college to college and from major to major. Finally, after giving in to the call, he enrolled in New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, VT.</p> <p>Peter considers culinary school to be the start of his "professional" career, though he already had years of experience, working in various aspects of the restaurant business, both in the Front of the House and in the kitchen. From culinary school, he traveled around the US, working in cities such as New Orleans, Atlanta, and Chicago. His most recent move has taken him from the hectic pace of urban life to a more bucolic existence in rural Southeastern Wisconsin, where he spends much of his free time searching out the best local food products available, from handcrafted beers and cheese to organically raised produce and meats. Peter and his wife also belong to one of the local CSA farms, for which he regularly contributes recipes for their weekly newsletter.</p> |
| Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.): |
cooking, beer, photography, writing, creating digital art |
Pete's Recent Activity
How to make an edible skewer?
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 5/12/13 at 7:00pm | 18 replies | 174 views
How Do I Know When An Egg Is Bad?
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 5/12/13 at 8:09am | 24 replies | 3866 views
Question About Pork Chops
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 5/12/13 at 7:58am | 22 replies | 237 views
Came across an interesting recipe
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 5/12/13 at 7:49am | 11 replies | 233 views
How does Obamacare effect the restaurant business?
Pete posted in this thread in Professional Chefs 5/12/13 at 7:37am | 1 replies | 84 views
Hello from Wisconsin!
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 5/10/13 at 4:18am | 7 replies | 56 views
Crazy cooking idea? Making cooked Lasagna noodles easier to handle.
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 5/5/13 at 5:15am | 9 replies | 189 views
What's a good way to cook a whole pork loin in the slow cooker?
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 5/5/13 at 5:08am | 20 replies | 161 views
What do you use your mortar and pestle for?
Pete posted in this thread in Food & Cooking 4/28/13 at 7:37pm | 23 replies | 240 views
Food is making me sick.
Pete posted in this thread in Professional Chefs 4/26/13 at 9:08pm | 14 replies | 368 views
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