robinlhunter

Born and spent first 18 years in suburban Louisville, KY -- raised with honest southern homestyle cooking, occasional fast food (particularly White Castle!) forays, and some basic ethic foods (Chinese, Tex-Mex, Italian, etc.). Moved to Boston area for college, finished college in the Providence area (eating my way through both cities and ending up in excess of 300 lbs several years later...) -- then started career in consulting in Manhattan -- traveled lots, including many great meals in a variety of cities -- also spent four years as start-up executive team member -- realized around age 30 that not everyone had such obsessions/passion for food (no, it's true -- everyone doesn't choose to read about chefs while on vacation) -- also realized at about age 33 that I should move and breathe in addition to eating, so took up exercise along with Weight Watchers, lost 100+ lbs (still down 90+ five years later!), and began to work out regularly. Met incredible woman who is as passionate about fitness as I am about food (and she loves to eat adventurously and in quantities as well). This led to more serious training and eventually competing in road races, then finally triathlons (even won a 10K as a Clydesdale runner a couple of years ago!) -- all of the training allows me to enjoy almost as much tasty goodness as I was doing before. We seek out the best cheese shops/farm producers, bakeries, and butchers whenever traveling far from home, and also try to find some great swimming workouts and yoga practices in foreign cities as well.