Description
Chef Brad Petersen is a native of Arizona. Born and raised in the White Mountains, he started his career early in the food business. By the age of 9, he was doing the majority of the cooking for his family. By the age of 13, he had started working in a local coffee shop as a busboy. He did that for several years working his way around all parts of the restaurant business. By the age of 18, he was comfortable in all areas of the food and beverage industry. At the age of 19, he left the White Mountains to serve a mission in the Caribbean for two years. He loved the food there and spent as much time as he could learning the local recipes. The time spent in the Caribbean impacted his cooking with a wonderful flare of the Caribbean and a love for the Spanish language and people. After his mission, he returned to the White Mountains for a brief time and then relocated to the Phoenix area. He jumped right into the restaurant business again doing all jobs from waiting tables, bartending, banquets, cook, management, catering and consulting. For years, he has owned his own catering business and kitchen store where he has gained an excellent reputation as a Chef. His food is unique and fresh. His greatest love is of grains. He has devoted the last 10 years to the study of grains and has developed and written two cookbooks dealing with "Those Wonderful Grains." He has a passion for teaching and education...