born in'53 of a strong polish american family. combine that with the strong german and italian influences in the greater milwaukee area and you get a sence of my culinary beginings. also love making sauces,brines and marinades. will stack my grilling skills against anyone. depends on the situation ie:breakfast ,dinner, romantic , big gathering etc. (well if truth be told my pork spare ribs.)(a good su big sunday family meals(cook outs when the weather cooperates). as with most people of a certain generation the sunday meal provided meal choices for the rest of the week. when ever i pull off a meal for 4 or more. not just any meal. a well planned and thought out one. i love being i charge of a kitchen.i work best by myself because so few people really know how to cook.( a good souse chef is hard to find) :)) this is easy. however i'll add a caveat. we cooks get to eat or mistakes most of the time . there've been quite a few bt, there is really only one first place disaster. the first time i made lobster thermidore. omg i had mashed lobster. you who know out there know what i did wrong.