United States Chef
Jenne Kopalek Profile
Artist, Chef, Writer, & Mom
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About me
My name is Jenne and I live in Texas; originally from California and would love to move back. I am currently an artist and I am very eccentric. I was a teenage mom and now I am in my thirties with three teenagers. Most of my meals are cooked for six since I have a large family and guests love to eat at my house. I grew up with lots of Italian and Asian flavors. My grandmother, coming from a long line of Italians, cooked Italian food almost constantly. She was also great friends with an Asian lady that owned a Chinese joint around the corner from our house in California. I spent quite a bit of time in that restaurant kitchen as a my grandmother learned to cook Asian food and she taught Ann how to make Italian food. I was always beckoned as the sous chef! In my twenties, I worked as a bartender and loved it! Now, I am officially a college student working towards a BA in Journalism and taking classes for screen writing. Hopefully one day soon I will be a published writer of a series of YA books, a cookbook, and a epic movie. The only other things you need to know about me are I am a foodie at heart, I love Tim Burton, I heart My V, and love my teenagers.
Cooking Influences
My Grandmother, my Italian family, and my kids.
Recommendations
Favorite Cookbooks
- Food From Many Greek Kitchens (Tessa Kiros)
- Cucina Povera: Tuscan Peasant Cooking (Pamela Sheldon Johns)
- Ching's Everyday Easy Chinese (Ching-He Huang)
Chefs I recommend
- Anne Burrell
- Guy Fieri
- Giada De Laurentiis
Restaurants I Recommend
- Square One (Flower Mound, TX)
- Try the Washington Apple sandwich and the mac'n'cheese
- Italian Villa (Lewisville, TX)
- This is one of my favorites!
Comments
- December 6, 2011Glad you joined Jenne. You're very talented! I hope you enjoy the recipes here and I look forward to trying some of your favorites!