"About the Chef (Background)"

I mastered the art of shopping at supermarkets, by cherry picking among the ordinary food selections to gather the necessary ingredients to follow various intricate recipes from my cookbooks. Supermarkets, by definition, offer everything. However, while some supermarkets are better than others, I could never find quality products—products that would elevate the taste of the dish I was preparing. And after years of driving all over New Jersey and Manhattan to buy good quality food, I had an epiphany. I decided to research and develop a concept for a full service gourmet market in Northern New Jersey. The idea grew out of my own frustration and morphed into a legitimate business plan thus my first store Echo + Whetstone Gourmet Fine Foods was born... read more >>>

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• March, 2010 - "About the Chef (background)"