Q: WHEN DID YOU FIRST FALL IN LOVE WITH COOKING?

MY GRANDMA TAUGHT ME HOW TO COOK WHEN I WAS ABOUT 5. I ALWAYS WANTED TO HELP PREP, COOK, AND SERVE. AROUND HOLIDAYS WE HAD A LARGE GATHERING, AND I LOVED TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL THINGS COOKING. HELPING MY GRANDMA IN THE KITCHEN WAS TIME I ALWAYS CHERISHED WITH HER, AND I HAVEN’T LOST MY PASSION TO COOK SINCE!

Q: WHEN DID YOU HEAR ABOUT BLACKSTONE, AND WHEN DID YOU START COOKING ON ONE?

I HEARD ABOUT BLACKSTONE BY SCROLLING ON YOUTUBE DURING “COVID TIME”. CJ & NATE’S VIDEOS DREW ME IN. WHEN I CAME ACROSS THE BLACKSTONE AT THE STORE, I JUST KNEW I HAD TO GET ONE.

Q: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING AND HOW DID YOU GET STARTED DOING IT?

I AM A SR. OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR A TPA OF MEDICAL BENEFITS. I OVERSEE 85 COLLEAGUES AND 5 CLIENTS. I HAD RANDOMLY APPLIED FOR A JOB 16 YEARS AGO AND TURNED IT INTO A CAREER.

Q: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT COOKING?

THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WILL COOK NEXT! SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THE FAMILY - I’LL BE COACHING MY SONS BASEBALL TEAM SOON AND HAVE DREAMT ABOUT DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME!