With one week left until 60 chefs compete for your votes, there is one more chef to meet. That being said, 60 of the finest chefs have graciously offered to be a part of this event that is presented by Geneva Chamber of Commerce and supports Geneva History Center, Geneva Lions Club and Rotary Club of Geneva.
Steve Lord is not only recognizable by his name, as he is a
news reporter for The Beacon News, but also by his face because he is a
frequent performer and board member at Geneva Underground Playhouse and he
writes short stories, plays and screenplays.
So obviously he can write, but can he cook?
“Well, the truth is, I’m a self-made cook. When I was single
and living on my own in the early 1980s, I got sick and tired of always making
macaroni and cheese out of a box. So I bought The Joy of Cooking and a number of other cookbooks and learned how
to cook.”
And he continued to perfect his culinary skills.
“For a long time on my own (I cooked), and then when my wife
and I were first married, I cooked a lot and spent a lot of time on it. Then,
when the kids came along, between them not liking what I cooked and not having
a lot of time, it was back to macaroni and cheese out of a box!”
Steve is a returning chef and believes in using fresh
ingredients and the blending of flavors.
As of this writing, he isn’t sure what we will all be sampling, but one
thing we can count on is his booth will be clean.
“Once I slaved over a dinner and was “graded down,” if you
will, for leaving the kitchen messy. So I learned how a chef is supposed to
sort of clean as he goes.”
One of the questions asked is ‘Any other interesting factoid
you would like to add?’ Most chefs will use this space as a final shameless
plug to vote for them, however Steve actually added something very random, but
nonetheless interesting.
“The can was invented in 1810, but the can opener was
sometime in the 1870s. That means for about 60 years, people canned food but
didn’t have a way to open the cans!”
Things that make you go hmmmmmmm.
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