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About Me

I'm half Chinese half white... Chinese on my father's side for those of you who would automatically assume the opposite (you know who you are). And yes, I know I look Latino, so please spare telling me as if you are the first person to notice... trust me, the amount of times I have to say "no habla espanol" in my neighborhood just about every day is enough of a reminder. Anyways, my main interest is gastronomy... in other words good food and drink and the art and culture surrounding it. I just graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC towards the end of last year and I am looking forward to getting back in a kitchen as soon as I tie some loose ends up. I am also a union bricklayer and I plan on keeping my union book once I am working in a restaurant just in case I need to fall back on it (unfortunately for my passion, bricklayers make a lot more money than cooks do). After food, my next biggest interest would be music... all kinds of music. I know a lot of people say that, but I mean it.

My Interests

Cuisine, Music, Cadillacs, and a few other things.

I'd like to meet:

Still livin...No longer with us... More to come...

Music:

Hip hop (all eras), reggae (all eras), still into some hardcore punk, metal and a little of pretty much everything else.

Movies:

A Better Tommorrow 1 & 2, Fist of Fury (AKA Chinese Connection), Black Caesar, Scarface, any and all Shaw Brothers films.

Television:

Pretty much everything on Adult Swim other than most of the anime. A few cooking shows and some shows on discovery channel.

Books:

Kitchen Confidential, Heat, The Man Who Ate Everything, The Omnivore's Dilemma Larousse Gastronomique, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Guide Culinaire

Heroes:

There are a lot of them.

My Blog

Ten Year Career Path

Since I have posted everything I have written for school up until now, I guess I should post the last thing I wrote about a month ago outlining my career path/plan for the next ten years. I'm sure I ...
Posted by dave on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 04:57:00 PST

Rock for Light

Bad Brains are my favorite band.Ever.There will never be anyone who will steal that spot from them.Their lyrics from 20 years ago remain just as important today as they were then.Rock For Light - So ...
Posted by dave on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:35:00 PST

Fresh Ideas for Fresh Ingredients

I know I haven't posted a blog in a while. I'm sorry, I've just been so busy. I have had so many experiences since the last blog that I would love to share with you all and I promise I wil...
Posted by dave on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:34:00 PST

Eating My Way Through Another Weekend

It is Sunday night and once again I should probably be going to sleep, but I don't want to fall behind on documenting my latest gastronomic experiences. I'm beginning to shift towards waking up later ...
Posted by dave on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:46:00 PST

on steaks and science...

The past few days have been somewhat hectic, as my sleep schedule has shifted back, I have not been eating the six small meals a day that I am supposed to on the diet I am somewhat following, and I ha...
Posted by dave on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:50:00 PST

Finally, A Date With Someone Who Truly Understands Me

Finally, A Date With Someone Who Truly Understands MeOkay, so it's Saturday night, so I get my phone and start dialing down the list of people, both male and female, who might be candidates for me to ...
Posted by dave on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 03:12:00 PST

Peeve of the Day

For the record, when I address my peeves in my blog, it doesn't necessarily mean I'm annoyed or in a bad mood. It just means I feel like addressing something that life could do without. Today's...
Posted by dave on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:57:00 PST

Introduction to me written for my chef at school

David Mark 2/07/06 Module 1 About Me and My Background, Experiences, Feelings, and Goals in Relation to Food My name is David James Mark. I was born 22 and a half years ago ...
Posted by dave on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:14:00 PST

First Blog

Alright, I am finally going to begin to use this thing. I don't know if anyone is going to read anything, but at least the world has the option to. In here I will discuss whats currently g...
Posted by dave on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:06:00 PST