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National Harbor Food and Wine Festival

I bought the tickets months ago for Veronica’s birthday. Finally, the end of April was upon us and it was time to enjoy a day on the water in National Harbor for the Food and Wine Festival. This was something that we had been looking forward to for some time. After packing some snacks, VeronicaContinue reading “National Harbor Food and Wine Festival”

Grow it. . .Cook it. . .Eat it. . .

I am a Chef who loves discovery and exploration through food. Follow me down the path of Grow it.. Cook it.. Eat it.. as I plan to document my journey on Another Chefs Day off. Although these day… Source: Grow it. . .Cook it. . .Eat it. . .

Bronze in Cincinnati

It’s April 15, 2016… I am packing a container full of kitchen equipment. As I check my list off, I am double checking frantically to ensure I have everything I’ll need for my first mystery basket competition. For months, I have been practicing and preparing, waiting for this moment to represent Chevy Chase Club andContinue reading “Bronze in Cincinnati”

A Few Days in Charlottesville, Va

The anticipation, the excitement, and the feeling of seeing a new place yet again. I have never been to Charlottesville, VA before and why not now? Having friends that live there make it that much better and now after my first experience there, I want to back. This would be the first time seeing whereContinue reading “A Few Days in Charlottesville, Va”

The Chicken Farmer

Have you ever thought about having Chickens? I have multiple times and have always wondered what it would be like having them at my home. These past few weekends my next door neighbor has come over and we have discussed partnering to raise a bunch of chickens. Not knowing what goes into this venture, we haveContinue reading “The Chicken Farmer”

BBQ & Smoken on the off days

There comes a time in every chefs life to start experimentation. I have always loved BBQ, the smell, the caramelizing of the meat, the sauce and most of all the long slow cooking process it endures. The only thing was I have never really dove into the actual process myself until recently. I mean IContinue reading “BBQ & Smoken on the off days”

Grow it. . .Cook it. . .Eat it. . .

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Getting Started

My name is Brandon Gross and I am a Chef who enjoys discovering new things through my craft. Over the past years I have fallen back to how cooking used to be done. I am a believer of finding the roots to where things come from. My goal here on this blog is to discover, learnContinue reading “Getting Started”