I grew up in New Orleans, my family has been in the city since the city was built. My name is on our family mausoleum 3 times already, there are instructions for a Viking funeral for me when the time comes, too crowded in there. Personally I've been cooking since I was 8, started when Tennessee Pride breakfast sausage came out. I would stand on a Saltine Crackers Can "they came in metal cans then" to reach the cook top to make my own breakfast. Paul & Kay Prudehome had me doing some handyman work for them and I got hook on creating food combinations. I got to sample stuff when working at the restaurant.