As one approaches retirement, one
thinks they will have all the time in the world. Not so! I seem to
be busier than ever but have wanted to create this blog and videos for awhile
and no time like the present.
I am a life long Cincinnati, Ohio
area native with a very normal childhood and youth centering on sports and the
usual teenage baggage. I've been married to my high school sweetheart
Jackie for 43 years and live in the small town of Lebanon, OH approximately 30
miles northeast of Cincinnati. My brother Ross and I purchased a
neighborhood tavern, Chicken on the Run, in Deer Park, Ohio, a suburb of
Cincinnati in 1983. Being owners we were involved in all aspects of the
business. This of course involved lots of cooking and Ross and I bragged
we were the best "grill boys" in the city. Learning how to cook
in a commercial enviornment made me much more efficient and while I already
considered myself a chili afficienado having won a small local chili cook-off.
After owning the bar for a few years, Deer Park had a 75th. Anniversary
celebration with a chili cook-off. I entered and won! My recipe
became the house chili at Chicken on the Run and remains so even though we are
no longer involved in the business.
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