A new year, a new way to approach your training regime. I’ve already had multiple athletes contact me this year expressing their desire to up their game for 2019 and they wanted to start with dialing in their diet! First, I hate the word diet, second, I am a proponent of the word lifestyle. In
Most athletes, depending upon your sport, age and gender, are beginning to understand that in order to physically perform at the highest level, nutrition is a component to their routine. I did not say, KEY COMPONENT, because I still feel that the number of athletes understanding food=fuel is not on the top of most athletes
A Performance chef is focused on supporting athletes of all ages on how to correctly fuel and hydrate their bodies for their specific sport. I focus on designing the way athletes eat thru teaching and coaching athletes on how to appropriately fuel their bodies to maximize their performance on and off the field. The foundation
Gaithersburg, Md. – June 13, 2018 – Sodexo, a food and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today a new pilot program called The Circuit designed to equip college athletes with the proper nutrition, game-ready facilities and opportunities for professional growth and advancement. The pilot, which runs through June, will be
I’ve experienced a variety of turbulent times in my thirty-year career, some financial, some weather related, one even terrorist. A few things that this chef has learned over the years is that the sun always rises from the east and sets in the west. We only have one life to live and you better live
It’s time to clean up, straighten up and eat right! The new year has started and where are you at? I’ll bet that you’ve added on those extra pounds you swore you weren’t going to. You’ve celebrated, wine and dined, but now reality has set in. With all of the talk shows, on line articles,
I often scout for my next culinary adventures, whenever I travel to a new destination. I don’t go for fancy or high end. To me, the true tale of a city lies in the heart and soul of the local neighborhoods and where a chef would hang out after work. I want to know where
The holidays can be peculiar. There’s a lot going on and I’m often reminded about giving thanks in the most impromptu times of my culinary life. The holidays are demanding, especially when your entertaining friends and family. One holiday experience resonates with me the most. The usual was occurring- I was creating a private dinner
I wake up every day giving thanks for all that I have accomplished in life – from my family to my career. Whether I realized it or not, I seem to have focused my entire culinary career on the wellness and health of others. I work hard to practice what I preach by living a
I spent some time in the East End Test Kitchen, Showcasing Kitchen Crafted Products. I was featured on a lifestyle TV segment called “Chef’s Kitchen” with 3x Emmy Award winner Alison Walker Torres! We had a great time and Alison was awesome in the kitchen with me. We had a lot of fun with the
