One thing led to another...

My love of magazines and books got me interested in cooking. After college, I discovered that I loved having friends over for Sunday afternoon dinners....lasagna or chili, nothing fancy. That led to our annual parties - Kentucky Derby in May, Open House for Frederick's In the Street festival in October, and always something around Christmas. I loved having invitations printed, ordering flowers, planning menus, all of it! I went to culinary school in 1997, and by just being in the right place at the right time, I was able to turn my experience in publishing and marketing into a 15 year gig of food writing, food styling, running my own cooking school, revamping one restaurant and opening one from ground up. In 1999, a small publisher I worked for produced my cookbook. Very Frederick, MD focused, it featured menus tied to local events and recipes from local chefs. A really fun project and a fun time in my life. I rarely look at it, and I'm not sure if it's even in print anymore. I tend to haul it out when we have new friends over and I've had a drink or two....hey, wanna see my cookbook?! :)