My Style of Cooking

Hey my name is George, I'm a 20 year old college student in Massachusetts. My cooking is inspired by my childhood and my recent travels. My whole life I've been eating my Yia Yia's (Greek for Grandmother) olive oil drenched Greek dishes. She makes traditional Greek food as she was born in a small village in Crete. I love Greek food with a passion and try to replicate the flavors of my childhood. My Mom is 100 percent Armenian and her parents loved to cook. They taught her their recipes and now she's passing them on to me. She is an amazing cook and loves to cook mediterranean inspired dishes. The third influence on my food is when I worked at BT's Smokehouse, a local BBQ joint that absolutely kills the BBQ game. I dish washed and prep cooked there. My boss was extremely experienced in the food business and is extremely creative in his recipes and specials. They do BBQ the way it should be done and I've taken this knowledge ran with it. Smoked BBQ is a passion of mine and I'd love to share the passion with you. The last thing that truly inspired my cuisine is my trip to Greece this summer. Seeing the way Greeks prepare food, enjoy food, and utilize olive oil, has made me obsessed with recreating the flavors of Greece. I will tell in depth about my week of getting fed by my Thea (aunt) in Crete. Her and my Theo produce their own olive oil from their olive trees. They literally live off the land. This is one of the healthiest diets i've experienced and I can see why Cretans live so long. I also traveled all around the mainland of Greece experiencing many different regional dishes across Greece. All of these inspirations have shaped my culinary mind and made me want to share my tastes with others. I rely on the freshest ingredients I can get my hands on. I try to keep dishes simple but still tasting delicious. I will travel for food.