Welcome!

     First post yay!  So randomly after a long day at work I somehow came to the decision of grabbing that piece of the American dream aka Starting a Blog!  Haven't been out to eat much lately but have been blessed with being able to do some pretty great events.  So please take this first blog as an impromptu introduction.

     I am a typical work your way up, school of the hard knocks Executive Chef.  I guess you could say I was a late bloomer to the whole culinary scene.  Food has always played an important role in my life as I always found myself cooking for my family, friends or for our club events at school (Shoutout APSU!).  It wasn't until I realized Community College wasn't for me when I found out that I really wanted to cook for a living.  I started cooking at a retirement home in Oceanside and by 21, I was lucky enough to be running the place.  I learned a lot about food costs and budgets but was missing the finer qualities of cooking so I was able to land a Sous Chef position at Valley View Casino & Hotel.  I had the pleasure of personally running every outlet from the pizza and pho fast food dining, to the 1,200 cover a night lobster buffet, to the fine dining voted San Diego's Best Steakhouse, Black & Blue.  I feel I would still be about that life and grinding the long hours but my little baby boy Jacob changed that thought process quickly.  I found a job back in my origins of assisted living and I am now an Executive Chef & Director of Food Services.  I feel I get the best of both worlds still being able to be involved with my passion of cooking while also being the Father and Husband my family deserves, you know?

     URBN Market Catering is my new born baby of a company.  Trying to apply all my experience and passion and maybe make a living off of something that I personally made with my own hands and built from the bottom up, that is where I ultimately want to be.  This blog seems like a good place to share and record different events and recipes I make.  Maybe it will be a place I can vent when I have that bad day.  But anyway thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some interesting things on here!