At Last

[David C]

Hi every one
My name is David and I come from Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England.
I have known Lucky and Peggy as well as many others for about 4+ years in another life that seems to have gone sour!
At last I have found where they are all hiding and hope to catch up with them all and make some new friends as well.
I spent 23 years teaching Catering at the local College and taught basic cookery, advanced food and drink service. I left teaching about 14 years ago when the college went through a restructure and many of us "OLD HANDS" were "let go" as we were too expensive......
I then ran a small cafe and outside catering business until 4.5 years ago when I had to give up because of serious illness. This is all in the past and I am fit and well again.
I enjoy travel and eating out in local restaurants wherever we go. Local food is more interesting than international cuisine which is availabe world wide.
I have been fortunate enough to have eaten in some 3* michelin restaurants both here in the UK and in France. Quite often though the food in the local restaurant is more interesting and a lot cheaper.
I also spend time on my allotement where we have 50 different crops growing at the moment.
Looking forward to talking to you soon.:chef:

[Lefty]

Welcome David c. This is a great community. Enjoy the good folk we have here. :chef:

[chowhound]

Hi David. Welcome here!

[TexasGirl]

Welcome to NCT, Dave!!!

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[jim_slagle]

Welcome to the Forum David! :tiphat:

Glad you are here!

Jim

[homecook]

Hey David.......welcome to NCT!!!! Glad you found us and hope you stay. We're a big happy family here......

[Doc]

Hi David. Welcome to Net Cooking Talk. I'm glad you found us! :thumb:
I'm sure you will fit right in here, especially since you know LT and Peggy. Kewl.
You bring with you lots of cooking experience that will be greatly appreiciated here. Awesome. I look forward to seeing more of your posts.
Enjoy and post often! :thumb: :D

[buzzard767]

Welcome aboard, David. I hope you enjoy it here as much as we do.

[buckytom]

welcome david.

hmm, interesting about michelin starred restaurants. most americans love food so much we don't think of michelin as a star, but a body type...

http://blogharbor.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/michelin-man.jpg

[Cooksie]

Welcome David. :wave: Enjoy! I'm looking forward to seeing your recipes/posts.

[lilylove]

welcome to the group!!

[smoke king]

Good to meet you David!:chef:

[Sass Muffin]

Ey Up David!
Welcome!

[JoeV]

Welcome, David. Miniman will be glad to see another fellow Brit on the board, especially another culinary instructor.

[buckytom]

uh oh. a few more, and then it's flag time, i'm tellin' ya...

[JoeV]

uh oh. a few more, and then it's flag time, i'm tellin' ya... Not a problem. We ran em out once before when they got too pushy, we can do it again.:yum::yum::yum::yum: (Just kidding boys...maybe)

[Miniman]

Welcome to you David - we shall have fun together - it looks like those colonials are begin to rebel.

[urmaniac46]

Ciao David, welcome to NCT, I am new here myself but already having fun. I have been to Scarborough once, a lovely place!!:kiss:

[FryBoy]

David sounds like a useful resource. I say we let him stay.

[Fisher's Mom]

Hi David! Welcome, welcome! I'm so excited you are here - you have a very impressive culinary background!

[Keltin]

Welcome aboard! So glad you found us!

[PieSusan]

Cheers David! So glad to make your acquaintance. Welcome to the group. I love to bake myself.

[Wasabi]

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[Love2"Q"]

welcome .. and dont mind bucky ...
he is special ....

[lifesaver91958]

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[lilbopeep]

welcome!!

and LOL@ bucky and love!!

[CharlieD]

Welcome, sounds like you have a lot to teach us, well me at least.

[cara]

welcome from a fellow european - don't let the guys over there get too strong ;o)

[PanchoHambre]

welcome David I look forward to your post sounds like you have alot of great stuff under your belt

[Peggy]

Hi ya David! I am so glad you finally made it over here! You have been really missed! I am glad you are feeling much better now. Set yourself down now, you are home! This is a great place to be, and there are wonderful people here!

[Luckytrim]

Yay, DavidC !!

Glad you came over.............

Now, help us chase down EnglandBoy John :thumb:

[Peggy]

Lucky, David, I found Englandboy, FINALLY, but he is in the hospital right now. When he gets out, I'll be sure and send him over here! He actually wrote me a REAL letter!

[Luckytrim]

Wowzers ! you mean like, SNAIL mail ??

[Mama]

Welcome to the forum David!!!!

[Fisher's Mom]

Lucky, David, I found Englandboy, FINALLY, but he is in the hospital right now. When he gets out, I'll be sure and send him over here! He actually wrote me a REAL letter!Awww, Peggy, was it something we said?

Sorry - please give him our best get well wishes and tell him to hurry back.

[Mama]

Lucky, David, I found Englandboy, FINALLY, but he is in the hospital right now. When he gets out, I'll be sure and send him over here! He actually wrote me a REAL letter!

Tell him we miss him already and to hurry back!

[Peggy]

Wowzers ! you mean like, SNAIL mail ??

Yeah, SNAIL mail, lol, believe it or not!

[Peggy]

Awww, Peggy, was it something we said?

Sorry - please give him our best get well wishes and tell him to hurry back.

Nawww, FM, he hasn't joined this forum yet! He used to belong to mine when I had it, but he sorta up and disappeared, He has had a LOT of health problems over the years, just as David C has. He is in the hospital now because of cluster headaches, that will not come under control. As soon as he gets out, and feels like it, I'll send him on over!

[Peggy]

Tell him we miss him already and to hurry back!

Sure will Mama! He will love it here, as I am sure David will also!

[Maverick2272]

Welcome to NCT David!!