First Step

I am 25 years old and I have loved cooking since I could remember. I have gone to culinary school and worked at a few place but I just have feeling in the depths of my soul that I just don’t know enough. It’s like being able to hit a shot in only one spot of the court. I just want to taste new things and try diverse flavors. How am I going to be a chef but only have a narrow spectrum of what good food is? I mean I live in Portland, one of the biggest cities of gastronomy in the US. You can throw a rock in the air and it will land on a place that serves food. So I figure why not try them all.

 Hard part for me is where to start. Where is it I can get ideas from a lot of people without asking them directly? Facebook. I ask the question, “Where is there a good place to eat?” A friend of mine goes look online. I hate online. Search engines that get paid to show the restaurants  to be advertised. I hate that idea. If your good then why is that you have to pay to be the best, it makes no sense to me. I want to ask people. I mean there are some really good places out there that don’t even use the internet to get praise. I want to be able to walk and get lost in the city, then find this gem of restaurant and be so hungry because I have spent an hour finding it that I will appreciate the food placed in front of me. I mean I hope I don’t have to do this on every occasion but just follow me here.

 Food to me is a statement to the world of where a person is, was, and where they want to go. If you try something and a smile doesn’t come to your face or some kind of joy comes out of then it’s not good food. For me food is the only thing I can talk forever about. Why not share my thoughts to the world. So if you read my blog like what you hear and want to tell me about a place post it or email because I am always happy to try your restaurant