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Bri@n

Leave the gun, take the cannoli...Clemenza

About Me

Foodie & Wine Snob! Married, kids, grandkids, dogs! Mac diehard! Bears fan! Avs fan! Nuggets fan! White Sox & Rockies fan! Volvo guy! Tennis and Chess player! NPR listener! I enjoy playing Jedi mind tricks on the unsuspecting, may the Force be with you! German, French, Irish, and English descent. Italian is my favorite food, though I love most ethnic cuisines.

Culinary Education

* Cook Street School of Fine Cooking Denver, CO / Graduated 2005 / Professional Career Degree in Food & Wine

* Culinary Business Academy Rio Rancho, NM / Graduated 2005 / Under Graduate Degree for Personal Chef Certification

* The Italian Culinary Institute for Foreign Professionals / Costigliole D'Asti, Italy / Cerified 2005

* Chef Rene Berard's Cooking School / La Cadi?re d'Azur, France / Certified 2005
My website: chefscheufele.com

My Interests

Cooking, Wine tasting, rooting for da' Bears, Seti Project! Pipe & Cigar smoking! My Mac & Volvo!



You scored as Marines, Semper Fi. You are a true Marine. You are the nation's most devastating fighting force, barring Special Forces. But your place was not easy to get. You endured the harshest basic training of any Armed Force to get where you are, and your reward is the respect and admiration of everyone else (except maybe the Air Force, who may view you as just a dumb grunt. Perhaps it's true, but you just want to fight).

Marines


79%

Navy


68%

Army


54%

Air Force


50%

Coast Guard


32%
Which branch of the Military are you?
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I'd like to meet:

Charlie Rose, Bob Newhart, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Tyler Moore, The Smothers Brothers, and of course anyone who shares my interests.

Music:

Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Louis Prima, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaicovsky, Gioacchino Rossini, The Beatles, Harry Chapin, Tom Waits, The Blues Brothers, Woody Guthrie, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams Sr, Johnny Cash, Dr. John, Bobby Darin, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Eroica Trio, Il Divo, Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Dave Brubeck, Leon Redbone, Perry Como

Movies:

Shun_Knives.mp4


The Iron Chef himself extols the virtues of Shun Knives in this entertaining and informative video.
The American remake of the German film, 'Mostly Martha' is coming July 27th, 'No Reservations'
The Godfather I & II, Goodfellas, Big Night, Breaking Away, Ghost World, Star Wars IV, Casablanca, Animal House, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Trading Places, Spartacus, Stalag 17, Hannah & Her Sisters, Silence of the Lambs, American Grafitti, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, Sideways, Serial, Scarface, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Rain Man, Wall Street, Top Gun, Wonder Boys, Smoke, I Love You to Death, Sleepless in Seattle, Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, Horse Feathers, most Shirley Temple films, most Michelle Pfeiffer films, Moonstruck, Ocean's 11 (original), Robin & the Seven Hoods, The Young Lions, The Young at Heart, Bridge on the River Kwaii, The Cinncinati Kid, The Excorcist, American Graffitti, Little Big Man, The Sting, The Odd Couple, The D I, Slap Shot, Overboard, Brian's Song, Hoosiers, Necessary Roughness, The Bad News Bears, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Forrest Gump, War of the Worlds (original), Casino, The Full Monty, A Christmas Story, Brazil, It Could Happen to You, Galaxy Qwest, Kindergarten Cop, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Rock
What Classic Movie Are You?
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Television:



Current: 2 and 1/2 Men, Charlie Rose, NCIS, Rescue Me, Monk, Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, No Reservations, The Sopranos, Everyday Italian, The Simpsons, South Park, Red Green, Saturday Night Live, According to Jim, Ham on the Street, Living with Ed / Old: Northern Exposure, Coach, L A Law, The Munsters, The Dean Martin Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Combat, Bonaza, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction, Mr Ed, JAG, all The Smothers Brothers Shows, Still Standing, Seinfeld, The 3 Stooges, Boston Public, Frasier, All the Lucy shows, Lou Grant, Taxi
CORKS, Saturday Night Live (Funny)

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Books:


On the Road, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, A Civil Action, Angela's Ashes, The United States of Arugula, Catcher in the Rye, The Grapes of Wrath, Communion, Napa, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bound for Glory, Toast
My Crew

Heroes:

US Military

My Blog

Iraq & Germany

My son Tyler has now been in Iraq a few weeks, and he seems to be doing okay. Please keep him in your thoughts, along with Anastasia and Madison in Germany. They all live with the constant terriost th...
Posted by Bri@n on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:41:00 PST

Keep Tyler, Anastasia, and Madison in your Thoughts!

The recent terriost arrests in Germany hit too close to home. My son was training at the base, where they were arrested with 1500 lbs of explosives. Also another target was Frankfurt Intl Airport, whe...
Posted by Bri@n on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:00:00 PST

My Youngest Son, Pray for Him!

I saw a 60 minute special some time ago on the Iowa National Guard, very moving!After 2 years in the Marine Corps, Tyler has left 29 Palms, CA and has switched to the Army. He is currently at Wiesbade...
Posted by Bri@n on Mon, 28 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

My Godmother / Aunt Mary's Meatballs and Sauce

Sauce:16oz tomato paste48oz water (add 8oz more if you need to thin, to thicken add a little grated Parmesan or Romano cheese)32oz peeled chunky canned tomatoes (for red sauce add a pinch of paprika)1...
Posted by Bri@n on Sat, 19 May 2007 04:22:00 PST

My Celebrity Look-alikes

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Posted by Bri@n on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:43:00 PST