How did you get interested in cooking?Watching my grandmother cook when I was a child. Then when I started in the fire service, everybody cooks, so I figured I might as well get competent at it. That is when I realized I loved to cook.What’s your favorite thing to cook at the station?Red beans and rice with Mexican cornbread.What’s your favorite thing to cook at … [Read more...]

How did you get interested in cooking? I started cooking for the 10 guys on my shift a long time ago, and it became a routine every third day. Plus, I love to eat.What’s your favorite thing to cook at the fire station? It’s a hybrid red beans and rice, jambalaya and gumbo. We nicknamed it “beans,” and it goes great with cornbread. I only cook it when it’s cold … [Read more...]

How did you get interested in cooking?I can remember bugging my mom for supper to be finished, and she would have me help to speed things up.What’s your favorite thing to cook at the station? Homemade pizza.What’s your favorite thing to cook at home?A version of chicken cacciatore.Best cooking tip:Don’t over-season.Favorite restaurants:There … [Read more...]

How did you get interested in cooking? I enjoy a good meal, and the fire station when I started had lots of great cooks.What’s your favorite thing to cook at the station?Breakfast!What’s your favorite thing to cook at home? Grilled or smoked food. My kids love it, and it puts us on the porch outside just relaxing.Best cooking tip:Season well. Most foods … [Read more...]

You could call the 2015 edition of Iron City Chef “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”The Vestavia Hills Rotary Club’s annual fundraiser usually pits four professional chefs against each other in a hotly contested cooking competition. This year, the contestants don’t work in restaurants, but at fire stations. Iron City Chef: Firehouse Edition has four Over the Mountain … [Read more...]