Chef James Aptakin (AKA-Sexy Chef)

Your Seduction Style: The Charismatic
You're beyond seductive, you're downright magnetic!
You life live and approach seduction on a grand scale.
You have an inner self confidence and energy that most people lack
It's these talents that make you seem extraordinary - and you truly are! What Is Your Seduction Style?
http://www.cbs13.com/video/[email protected] Welcome to my small island of paradise, surrounded by my Hedonism seductive, sensual essence of exotic infused food, where my food dares to tickle your soul, because I’m bringing sexy back to food the way the senses should escape into serenity, and bliss. I’m here to advertise my food, share with you pictures of my food, and my talent, as well as inspire you, read my blogs; they are inspirational as well as educational about food, poems, and some recipes. . I’ve been cooking for 17 years now, it's in my blood, breath it!!!!, live it!!!!With the deepest passions of life. I'm a well rounded radiant Positive Soul with Passion for Food and Life:) Unstoppable positive force that knows no bearers, and once my mind is set, I accomplish my goals. I’m a kitchen warrior, a cat on roller skates, cuz you need 9 lives to survive the Culinary world, and riding on God's shoulders :)... There's a saying if you can't take the heat get your ass out the kitchen, well I create heat for a living lol :).For anyone who has ever told you your crazy, well crazy is what crazy does, boring is not an option lol, and the secret ingredient is the spice of life!!!!!!!!!! There’s a free spirited open minded positive energy Aura vibe about me that is well balanced in life that was destined as a warrior in this life. I believe in shooting for the moon, if you miss, you land among the stars. I have a fighting spirit about me, with a youthful purity of my heart that has raised above all challenges in my life. My heart is led by Character, very spontaneous, leader, motivator, strong willed, devoted, and a successful innovating artist, who has sacrificed allot to get to the level I am. . I love stimulating, and inspiring others, sharing my knowledge, experience, working hard leading through example. No matter how many accolades I get, I stay true to myself with no ego, standing with confidence. I enjoy luxury and beauty in life, have an adventurous nature about me, and always challenging myself to bigger and better opportunities. I impress others with my original thoughts, and explosive charming magnetic charismatic personality that makes a strong lasting impression. My warm and easy persona is a gift that puts people at ease, as well as the ability to uplift the spirit in others. So this quote means eat something sweet, well you could do sour too lol, when your stressed and your feel better :) "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not!" Enjoy :)
I was born and raised in Miami where I get my Cuban, Spanish influence and wild side :). I loved cooking ever since I was 8 years old, making cookies with my mom, and learning how to cook Asian food at the age of 11. I would go to my friends houses and prepare a full meal, with astonishment from my fans at such a young age; I owe it to my Mom for putting this passion and knowledge in my life. I was adopted at the age of 4, not knowing my nationality till 26,growing up confused, thought I might of had some Asian in me:), due to my sexy eye's lol.(I'm a Italian mutt, Bouillabaisse :)) and my mom thought she was Asian in her past life, an artist, and into Asian cultures through her pottery teaching classes. I was making dragon Plates out of ceramics at 10 years old. Brought up cooking Asian, Cuban food, and using chop sticks from the age of 6. I grew up with a new found respect for Asian cultures and cuisines through my mom, and traveling the world in the Navy cooking for 6,000 people on the USS Abraham Lincoln cvn 72 back in 1992. I have now learned how people live in different regions due to climates or how food is cultivated, and have learned more now in the Asian cultures about the people through food then any history class. I have a new found love and respect, knowledge of Asia, pan pacific and its food in my life. I have a fascination with the Asian cultures, dragons, yin yangs, martial arts, and beliefs ever since I was a kid. I'm Philipino warrior at heart for all that know me :), for I have been around it directly in my life for 14 years. Can cook Philipino, and teach classes as well. Before the Military, through high school I worked various restaurants in Miami, and then plunged into California working for Sheratons, Hotel Whitcomb - San Francisco, CA.across from the Orpheum Theatre ...by the Asian Art Museum of SF. , Hyatt’s, Marriott’s, as well as one of the biggest convention center hotels in the bay area, cooking up to thousands in one day with separate kosher kitchen, Hilton’s, Wydham Hotels, and Casinos, as well as Catering, and consulting. I got my first Chef position at the age of 25 years old in Los Angeles, out of school at the California Culinary Academy, where I finished top of my class, working in a full service hotel through a chef training program for a year, and continue education at the culinary institute of America, two of the top Harvard schools in United states, and world. I love learning new things, going to school, and bettering myself. Just finished another degree with Heald College for my Sales, Marketing, and Advertising Degree, which I will use to launch my cookbooks , bottling my own sauces, cd Rom’s, This will be one of my ultimate goals. I have done most of my training and schooling in the Bay Area California San Francisco. I run a full service hotel now, and do offsite catering from 10 people to 1,000 people. Everything from sit down 3 to 9 course meals, Extravagant International low and high end Buffets, Wine dinners with the wine makers all over Napa Valley, where I work with the owners of the winery to use chemistry and biology of food, to match 5 course meals with different varietals of their wine to create a match made in heaven. I also do Chef instructing at Shallots cooking school, where I teach up to 40 people how to cook a couple times a month. Volunteer my time to go to farmer markets and teach people how to cook with, the seasonality of fruits and vegetables, by doing demonstrations, and handing out samples and my recipes. Do Ice carving as well. I do charity events to help unfortunate people with my time raising thousands of dollars and publicity through the community with my food. I’ve been published in news papers, magazines, on local TV, and advertised, as well as talked about on the radio. I’m a small celebrity Chef where I run the full service hotel right now. I cook private events for the richest and famous people, and did the VH1 music awards VIP Party at Ruby Sky’s number one club in San Francisco 3 years ago, displaying all desserts hosted by Hypnotic, where I used light blue white Garadelli chocolate dipped strawberries infused with hypnotic. I also catered John B’s concert for the VIP’s at the gift center on Valentines Day 4 years ago, in San Francisco. I’ve cooked for the president, and singers, and actors as well. I’ve been participating in Food competitions for 10 years now, all over the bay area winning mostly first place, and took the Iron Chef Completion first place in my home town. Personal friends with Cat Cora who is the first Iron Chef Woman USA, who uses my kitchen to practice, since she lives down the street. My food is very inspiring on the cutting edge of infusion cuisine, where I’m more of a pioneer, creating new dishes all the time. I mastered South American, Caribbean, Hawaiian and Pan Pacific, where I fuse them together to create hot vibrant, beautiful culinary creations that are out of this world. I also do food art where I create huge center pieces together made out of fruits and vegetables, tropical islands, swans, roses, and beautiful creations. I’m a true artist with creativity, passion, talent. My food is Sexy, which I get the name Sexy Chef; this will be my trade mark when I make it big on TV. My biggest goal is to get on the food network, where the world will truly see a young talented inspiring chef take off, showing the world a whole other side of cooking. One day the world will know me. Anyone who has had my food has fallen in love with it, and it has made me successful in this culinary world. Through my passions, and love, I have learned every cuisine around the world, and understand food as a master of the craft now, as well as wine. Gastrique Culinary Mecca Sexy Chef creating memories to last a lifetime of my food. Love me without fear, trust me without wondering. Love me without restrictions. Want me without demand. Accept me how I am. True friends will grow with you even though you're apart, the rest are not friends. Food is life, cooking is soul!" I'm truly blessed having beautiful amazing friends and family, that has made my life rich that no money can buy. My positive unstoppable force of energy is going somewhere and will not bow down to no one, till it reaches its passion leaving footprints in your heart and on your palate!!!!!!!!!! And a super sized smile :)! Let me leave you with a few quotes: Expressions of My Vision..."Your looks may grab my eye, but your personality will hold my heart." -Chris Carlo":) "I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it- Maya Angelou" Life is only 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it, so my attitude is a good one for I use my heart to lead, for Anger is only one letter short of danger. (Me) Yours truly Chef James
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