Head Chef Of: Three Tomatoes Catering, Joe Wrench
How long have you been cooking?
I have been cooking since the age of 14 for almost twenty years now.
What was the first thing you remember cooking?
The first thing I remember cooking was spaghetti on Fridays and my mom spending all day working on it using the kids to make sausage and meatballs.
How did you become interested in cooking?
Well I’ll tell you what, I became interested in cooking back when I was younger working with my Italian uncle from Queens and watching him in action making his customers happy. I liked the atmosphere of the restaurant he owned, it made me feel like I was doing something. I think as a young person having a knife in my hand and having fire, heat and chaos all around me it made me feel comfortable.
What is your favorite recipe?
Wow, you know what I love, wild pheasant and elk, red wine and reduction sauces with marinara sauces, Italian food but lately I’ve been interested in innards such as kidneys and livers chicken feet and off the wall food.
Would you suggest cooking as a job to others?
No! I think this is a field that chooses you it is not an easy life style. It’s the love. It’s a thing you have to be dedicated to.
Do you enjoy cooking?
I love it !! There really isn’t much I’d rather do.
When you were growing up did you have a cooking mentor? If so, who?
I did have a cooking mentor, earlier in my life it was my mom, later on it was my uncle Geno Cammarta, as of now I still have my mother as my mentor but still have many silent mentors such as some of the top chefs that there are still today
What type of cooking do you enjoy most? (ie, American, Italian, French, Japanese etc.)
I trained in French cooking {la cordon bleu}. I love French food and French technique but as of lately I was a Japanese sushi chef and I loved it but I think right now my favorite food is pacific rim cuisine I moved to Denver a year and a half ago from Maui .
What is the hardest part of cooking for you?
I think the hardest part of cooking for me is: it’s hard on your hands, listening to other people’s opinions but the hardest part is the life style. It’s about being responsible. It is such a demanding job on your body mind and soul. It takes a head strong person to keep all those in line.
Were did you go to school for cooking?
After college I went to CCA (California Culinary Academy) in San Francisco for a 18 month program after that in order to finish my degree I had to get an externship and that was in Maui HI.
How long have you been cooking?
I have been cooking since the age of 14 for almost twenty years now.
What was the first thing you remember cooking?
The first thing I remember cooking was spaghetti on Fridays and my mom spending all day working on it using the kids to make sausage and meatballs.
How did you become interested in cooking?
Well I’ll tell you what, I became interested in cooking back when I was younger working with my Italian uncle from Queens and watching him in action making his customers happy. I liked the atmosphere of the restaurant he owned, it made me feel like I was doing something. I think as a young person having a knife in my hand and having fire, heat and chaos all around me it made me feel comfortable.
What is your favorite recipe?
Wow, you know what I love, wild pheasant and elk, red wine and reduction sauces with marinara sauces, Italian food but lately I’ve been interested in innards such as kidneys and livers chicken feet and off the wall food.
Would you suggest cooking as a job to others?
No! I think this is a field that chooses you it is not an easy life style. It’s the love. It’s a thing you have to be dedicated to.
Do you enjoy cooking?
I love it !! There really isn’t much I’d rather do.
When you were growing up did you have a cooking mentor? If so, who?
I did have a cooking mentor, earlier in my life it was my mom, later on it was my uncle Geno Cammarta, as of now I still have my mother as my mentor but still have many silent mentors such as some of the top chefs that there are still today
What type of cooking do you enjoy most? (ie, American, Italian, French, Japanese etc.)
I trained in French cooking {la cordon bleu}. I love French food and French technique but as of lately I was a Japanese sushi chef and I loved it but I think right now my favorite food is pacific rim cuisine I moved to Denver a year and a half ago from Maui .
What is the hardest part of cooking for you?
I think the hardest part of cooking for me is: it’s hard on your hands, listening to other people’s opinions but the hardest part is the life style. It’s about being responsible. It is such a demanding job on your body mind and soul. It takes a head strong person to keep all those in line.
Were did you go to school for cooking?
After college I went to CCA (California Culinary Academy) in San Francisco for a 18 month program after that in order to finish my degree I had to get an externship and that was in Maui HI.
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