Scott’s Food Blog

Hi folks, welcome to Scott’s Food Blog.  You may be wondering how I arrived at such a creative title for my website.  Well, it all started in 1982.

That was the year year I attended La Varenne, the prestigious French cooking school.  Unfortunately, I never received a diploma from La Varenne, as I was a fetus during my tenure there.  Regardless, I’m convinced that this experience had a lasting impact on my culinary development. 

As I grew up, both of my parents taught me the value of cooking for others.  I learned how food can unite families and bring friends together.  In college, I started cooking as a way to combat the stress of homework.  Even though my college kitchen was smaller than most linen closets, I managed to produce some decent food.  And once my friends found out there was an alternative to Top Ramen, filling my social calendar was never a problem. 

After college, I moved to Washington D.C., where I didn’t know many people.  What was a single guy to do?  Behold, the power of the dinner party: if you cook it, they will come. A few roasted hens, some wild rice and a cheese plate were effective weapons against solitude, as it turned out.

You can now find me cooking nightly in my home in Seattle.  I have a day job, mostly because black truffles don’t grow on trees (figuratively).  But, as soon as the weekday is over, I head straight to my kitchen to cook up a storm for my girlfriend and resident guinea pig, Rachel. 

So, that’s what I’m about - cooking for others.  It’s the way I tell my friends I love them.  Hopefully this blog will inspire you to cook for others, and maybe, just maybe, discover the great power of food. 

Happy cooking,
Scott Heimendinger