Cooking South III
Three Consecutive Winters as a Cook at the South Pole
CookingSouth Returns!
My Third Consecutive Winter at the South Pole.
Seeking more adventure, I left a career in collegiate athletics in 2001. I cooked my way through Chicago, West Yellowstone, Alaska, San Francisco and Alaska. When in Alaska, a good friend introduced me to the Executive Chef at the South Pole Station. That’s right, the very bottom of the world. It was too late in the hiring process to get a cooking job, but my sense of adventure got the best of me and I was off the the South Pole to wash dishes and clean the dining room. Today, I have spent three consecutive winters living at the South Pole and I run the kitchen as the Winter Sous Chef.
Did I mention I also fell in love, got engaged, and am moving to New York to attend the Culinary Institute of America’s ACE program. I am going to make a run at being a great chef and continue living an adventurous life with my soon-to-be wife Heidi.
My Third Consecutive Winter at the South Pole.
Seeking more adventure, I left a career in collegiate athletics in 2001. I cooked my way through Chicago, West Yellowstone, Alaska, San Francisco and Alaska. When in Alaska, a good friend introduced me to the Executive Chef at the South Pole Station. That’s right, the very bottom of the world. It was too late in the hiring process to get a cooking job, but my sense of adventure got the best of me and I was off the the South Pole to wash dishes and clean the dining room. Today, I have spent three consecutive winters living at the South Pole and I run the kitchen as the Winter Sous Chef.
Did I mention I also fell in love, got engaged, and am moving to New York to attend the Culinary Institute of America’s ACE program. I am going to make a run at being a great chef and continue living an adventurous life with my soon-to-be wife Heidi.
Originally intended to keep in touch with friends
and family this website can also serve to answer
questions regarding life on the ice. I will
continue to add photos and blog entries as I
prepare for the next stage in my life -- the
return to civilization. Also check Heidi's
blog for other detailed
chronicles of our adventures.
