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Chef Bob points out that the families he serves are not generally wealthy, but they put a high price on time. His services enable them to eat healthy and enjoy quality family time.
In addition to in-home chef functions, he caters
to offi ces, meetings, conferences and events. A new commercial kitchen allows him to cater to groups up to several hundred people. He adds that his wedding business for October and November has just boomed. “I’ve done cooking or food preparation classes at some local ladies’ clubs,” he adds. “We decorated holiday cookies one time and another meeting they learned to make the fancy tuile cookies. Another group brought me in to show them how best to prep
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and store food you commonly bring home from the grocery store. We could do a tamale making party for the holidays. I get excited about all the possibilities.” With more than a decade of experience as a professional chef, Chef a GoGo began part-time in 2003 when Harrison was a corporate chef. In 2007, the market expanded and pulled him into the business full-time. He is a graduate of the Scottsdale Culinary Institute and has all the required food server, restaurant and safety certifi cations.
Chef Bob says most of what he prepares are All- American dishes, made healthier by reducing fat and salt. He says clients love his Asian-inspired dishes and grilled Mexican dishes like fi sh with pico de gallo and
Farmer’s Market poses for opening
More than 30 food and craft vendors with live entertainment are part of the weekly Downtown Chandler Farmer’s Market, set to reopen from 3 to 7 p.m. Thu., Oct. 7 at Dr. AJ Chandler Park. Every Thursday October through May, except Thanksgiving Day, the market will offer everything
from organic produce to salsa, apple butter, honey and tamales.
“As the ‘buy local’ movement continues to grow,
we’re fi nding an even greater interest in our farmers market,” says Marnie Brookins, co-organizer of the Downtown Chandler Farmers Market. “There’s not
a week that goes by where we don’t get a fl urry of inquiries.”
For more information or vendor registration, contact the DCCP at 480-855-3539 or email
dccp@downtownchandler.org.
tortillas.
When he’s not wearing his chef’s hat, he is coaching in the San Tan Youth Soccer as well as fl ag football and basketball. He runs triathlons, which he says reduces stress and helps keep him in shape.
“Honestly, I got into this business because I love to eat,” he says. “Knowing how to cook is great, and that’s what I share with people.”
Based in Chandler, Harrison can be reached at 602- 615-1632 or
bob@mychefagogo.com. For more details visit
www.mychefagogo.com.
Joan Westlake is a longtime journalist and East Valley resident. She can be reached at
Joan@SanTanSun.com.
www.SanTanSun.com
CHANDLER SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC Serving the Southeast Valley since 1975
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