Well I enjoy cooking, of course. I made a profession out of it for over 10 years. I have since taken a break from it and I am currently enjoying other aspects of life. I may return to it someday, but for now I'm focusing on opening my own business of a different nature. I also spend a lot of time traveling. Going anywhere to the Caribbean is my favorite. I'm also a hockey fanatic. Whether it's watching it on tv or at the game you can find me rooting on my team and enjoying a cold beer. I also enjoy photography and have recently started to grow/raise banana trees. I love the tropics and anything tropical. I enjoy preparing just about any dish. I guess if I had to pick a favorite it would be desserts. As a professional chef I'm more about presentation. Don't really have any family traditions of cooking. All of my skills/talent came from learning the little tips, tricks, and secrets along the way in my years in the culinary career. Cooking Filet Mignons (all to different specs/temps), side salads, and side dishes to match for a catered party of 50 in 30 minutes and without one complaint. Once was preparing a batch of salad dressing that called for a significant amount of sugar and accidentally used salt... LOL! Nevertheless, I'm sure you can guess the outcome. Yes, even pros make mistakes.