hi

So, here I am.

I'm writing this blog so that family and friends will know where I am and what I've been doing. A few months ago I decided to try and make a life for myself as a cook. I'm very glad to be pursuing this life.

I want to celebrate the connections between food and community. I want to explore and magnify these connections. I want to live within these connections.

Through cooking, I hope to share joy, love, and enthusiasm. I am dedicated to using local, seasonal, organic ingredients as much as possible, and creating relationships with the farmers who grow our food. I am committed to cooking food that is wholesome, delicious, and fantastically accessible to all.

Tomorrow I leave for Italy.