From:
Massachusetts (now live in Baltimore, MD)
Stores or restaurants:
Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, MD
Cooking/baking background:
I attended CIA at Greystone in Napa Valley, CA and worked at: the French Laundry, Todd English's Olives, Baltimore's Savannah restaurant, and I was the executive pastry chef at the Vail cascade ski resort in Vail, Colorado
Interests:
Music (I'm in a rock band), art, history
Culinary inspirations:
My great-grandmother, my mother, Stephen Durfee, Mike McCreary, Colette Peters, and Margaret Braun
Culinary secret weapon(s):
My awesome staff and our collective creativity, my ability to laugh at myself A LOT
Favorite restaurants:
Joss in Annapolis, MD (Best. Sushi. Ever.)
Favorite food:
Sushi
Food you won't go near:
Cilantro
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten:
A shot of rattlesnake blood (hold the cilantro)
Alternative dream job:
Rock star/bass player for the band Clutch
Best cooking/baking advice you've ever received:
Be thoughtful
Awards:
Best of Baltimore (Baltimore Magazine and Baltimore City Paper), 3rd place in the Halloween Spooky Candy Competition (Food Network), 2nd place in Bon Appetit celebrity ski race
Why you should win this challenge:
Because Elvis would want me to win. Thank you very much. Duff has left the building.
