Episode 348

Robert Dumont (Chef, Food Truck Owner)

Robert is a Philadelphia native that began his 20+ years of working in kitchens while he was still in high school as a dishwasher. Learning the basic skills of what it took to cook he worked his way up to prep cook and line cook and was urged to go to culinary school by his family. He graduated from the Baltimore International Culinary School in 1996 and returned to Philadelphia to continue his journey in food working at the "Striped Bass", "Zanzibar Blue", and the Warwick Hotels "Melange" restaurants. He has also worked large events like the 1996 "Triple Crown Preakness Event", the 2009 "Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies" at the National Mall and the 2009 and 2010 "Kennedy Center Honors Dinners" Most recently he was the Executive Chef for "Balduccis Food Lovers Market" in Mclean, Virginia, a Washington D.C. Suburb. In 2014 he returned to Philadelphia to launch Farmstead Foods. The Goal to bring a sense of knowledge and awareness of knowing about your food and where it comes from not a process plant but a farm natural and better for you. Robert's Links: https://www.instagram.com/farmsteadfoodtruck/ https://www.fsfphilly.com/ My Links: https://linktr.ee/outoftheblank_podcast https://rastarob22.wixsite.com/outoftheblank