Thursday, August 8, 2013

Master Chef in heelz?

Yesterday I made a decision to do something crazy. Not leaving for the Navy three weeks after I signed up for it crazy like back in 1994 but crazy none the less. I decided to apply to be on Master Chef. This may be a crazy pipe dream but it is something I have wanted to do for a while. I am passionate about food. I love to talk about food, I love to cook food and love to eat it of course. I want to share my passion with others and I feel this is an opportunity to do so. The going blind in one eye thing a few months ago was a giant kick in the pants for me. Life is full of unexpected occurrences and you never know what will happen next. Take the opportunity to do the things you want to do before your ability to do them is taken away. I may not have a chance in hell of getting on the show but at least I can say I tried and for me that is a win. BUT if I am given the opportunity to cook for three of the best chefs in the world I will do my best to represent Indy and all the wonderful food knowledge I have learned here. I have never lived somewhere where there is such a sense of local pride when it comes to cooking. Indy knows how to do the drink and eat local thing right. I plan on representing the 317 by showing the judges our local spirit through food. I am sending in my application tomorrow after which I am going to start teaching myself some things I will need to know how to do to survive the Master Chef kitchen if I make it. Me learning to filet a fish will be interesting to say the least. I may call on family and friends to do some taste testing as well. Any good cooking vibes would be greatly appreciated as I start what I hope is a long and fruitful journey.