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About
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Last updated:
1:24am Sunday 15 August 2010 Sydney (gmt+10) |
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My name is Marvs. I live in Sydney. I'm
thirty-something. I'm happily married to Sheila. I'm
a Chef. I've been in this business since I was
eighteen. I look after two venues. I work on
weekends and public holidays. I'm at work all day. I
always have a digital camera with me. I take
pictures of everything. And I love to eat! |
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EatMarvin.com started in May 2002. According to
Helen, it is the second oldest FoodBlog in
Sydney, with
Chocolatesuze being the oldest. It is actually
my third attempt at setting up and maintaining a
Personal Website, with Absolutemarvin.com and
Heymarvin.com commencing in 1999 and 2000
respectively. Neither of which lasted over a year.
And of course there's ThoseBrownEyes.com. But that's
a different story. |
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Originally, EatMarvin.com was not intended to be a
FoodBlog. What motivated me to put together websites
in the first place was the desire to spend my spare
time on things other than food. I eventually ran out
of stuff to talk about and take pictures of. And as
I got older I realized that working with Food
is a significant, defining part of who I am, and not
just a day job. |
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I love to eat ice cream, roast duck, m&m's,
sushi, pork
buns, cakes, chocolate, burgers, kebabs, dumplings, fishballs,
fried chicken, donuts and hotdogs! Eating those food
make me happy! I find it relaxing to sit in front of
a Sushi Train. While walking into a Fine Dining restaurant
send chills up my spine. Like with every Chef, the
transformation from being a Novice into a Pro is
full of horror kitchen stories. Whenever I see a
bowl of Beef Consommé or a sheet of handmade Puff
Pastry I couldn't help but have flashbacks! |
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I made a conscious decision to go into cooking when
I was fifteen. I remember applying to join the
Senior High School Culinary Club. And I will never
forget how the teacher in charge of the club told me
that cooking is only meant for girls. That's why
every time I put on my uniform I always have a
little evil grin. ;o) |
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I never had any training as a photographer, a web
designer, nor as a writer. I never used a DSLR in my
life. I can't live without Microsoft FrontPage. And
I'm sure my English Teacher from High School will
find dozens of grammatical and spelling errors on
every page. But I am a Chef, and all of us who work
in the kitchen live a secret life. And this is my
attempt to show what it's like. It's anything but
glamorous, but it's a profound feeling to be able to
do what not many people are capable of. |
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Everyone and anyone can cook, write recipes, be a
food critic, try their luck on
MasterChef, and have a FoodBlog. But very few
can survive what we had to go through to earn the
right to wear the Chef's jacket and live through the
daily ups and downs of working in a real kitchen. |
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EatMarvin.com is a tiny peephole into that secret
life. |
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