I was born in the South and raised in the Northeast. My mother's roots are Italian/German and my grandmother (who spent most of her life in the South) is one of the best cooks I know. My father was raised on Guam and grew up with his American father and Korean step-mother. My family all loves to cook and we all appreciate good food. And with our heritage, comes quite a variety of influences to our tastes! GOOD food! I like having fun with anything 'gourmet', but I also love the comfort of simple foods. Whatever I cook, I enjoying wow-ing people--including myself! :)