BCA Dinner

The Black Culinary Alliance is a very special organization that works to recruit, train, and place more people of color in the food industry.



I recently attended their annual fund raising dinner which featured fantastic food cooked by students in the program.



Founder Alex Askew (far right) is an amazing guy, who almost single-handedly runs the entire organization.



During my remarks on stage I quoted the Buddha

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

Alex is the living embodiment of this.

South Beach Wine and Food 2011

I've fortunate enough to attend the South Beach Wine and Food Festival every February since 2006.

The 2011 edition featured all the great food and drink


from celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay.


But this year was extra special since it was the first festival for the Cooking Channel brand



and it's new star chefs like Leanne Wong from Unique Eats