T.O.M.

about me

My job takes me on the road all the time - 40,000+ miles a year. When I get home I relax by cooking. My wife is both my guinea pig and my fan club. We've raised a house full of boys - one son, several nephews, a rotating cast of hungry friends - and they've cooperated through the years by filling up on my experiments. My "nom de chef" (TOM) stands for what the boys call me, "The Old Man."

Favorite Foods:

Many types: Mexican, Italian, seafood, down-home cooking. There's a great little neighborhood Tex-Mex place nearby called Arturo's, not a chain, just a friendly family-run storefront restaurant. I like Olive Garden for Italian. My favorite seafood place closed several years ago, Christie's in San Antonio. For lots of variety on the road, I often stop at Golden Corral, Ryan's or Western Sizzlin - but when I have the time, I get a kick out of finding home-town cafes in little towns off the Interstates.

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