Chef

Revision as of 07:35, 18 December 2019

Who is Chef

I am Jerry Pank, aka Chef, the founder, funder, editor and creator of Cookipedia. I am an extremely enthusiastic cook, however I am a computer programmer, not a Chef! I chose the pseudonym because it seemed like a good idea at the time. It feels a bit pretentious now but it's too late to change, so my apologies to real chefs.

Favourite chefs

Jamie Oliver - I love his style of cooking, enthusiasm and method of presentation. He may be a mockney, so what!
Rick Stein - When he's cooking in some town square on a Gaz stove, loaded with wine!
Antonio Carluccio - I love his rustic style of cooking and passion for local ingredients.

Where I work

I am retired now, living in rural Norfolk. I still dabble with The Internets and I am a Volunteer at Cats Protection, Downham Market.

Contacting me

The easiest way to contact me is to use the Contact the Editor page. I will try to get back to you as soon as I am able.

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 * '''Rick Stein''' - When he's cooking in some town square on a Gaz stove, loaded with wine!
 * '''[[Celebrity_Chefs_on_Desert_Island_Discs#Antonio_Carluccio_-_broadcast_6th_July_2008|Antonio Carluccio]]''' - I love his rustic style of cooking and passion for local ingredients.
-===Favourite sport===
-An ex white-water canoeist, surfer, windsurfer and skier, I now enjoy retirement in the Norfolk countryside.
-===Favourite musicians===
-'''Music is my life blood. Period.'''
-* '''Biggest influence:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Peterson Gilles Peterson] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreaux_Jazz_Festival Montreaux Jazz Festival]
-* '''Band:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Crusaders The Jazz Crusaders] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Average_White_Band The Average White Band] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple Deep Purple] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower of Power] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny_Group Pat Metheny Group]
-* '''Songwriter/Composer:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickie_Lee_Jones Rickie Lee Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim Carlos Jobim] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Scott-Heron Gill Scott-Heron] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie Dave Bowie] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Friedman Dean Friedman]
-* '''Keyboards:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans Bill Evans] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Jarrett Keith Jarrett] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Mays Lyle Mays] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliane_Elias Eliane Elias]
-* '''Male Vocal:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Murphy_(singer) Mark Murphy] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lucien Jon Lucien] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Motta Ed Motta] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Hathaway Donnie Hathaway] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Prima Louis Prima] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs Boz Scaggs]  / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jarreau Al Jarreau] / Jose James / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Baker Chet Baker] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Fame Georgie Fame]
-* '''Female Vocal:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan Sarah Vaughan] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald Ella] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickie_Lee_Jones Rickie Lee Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_Asako Toki Asako]
-* '''Guitar:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Ritenour Lee Ritnour] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana Carlos Santana] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Hendrix] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck Jeff Beck]
-* '''Bass:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorious Jaco Pastorious]
-* '''Drums:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Colaiuta Vinnie Colaiuta] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weckl Dave Weckl] / Kim Plainfield (Jon Lucien's band) / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cobham Billy Cobham]
-* '''Sax:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn Dave Sanborn] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz Stan Getz] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker Michael Brecker]
-* '''Brass:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Hubbard Freddie Hubbard] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Mangione Chuck Mangeone]
 [[Image:Chef.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Artwork by [http://www.rachelpank.co.uk '''Rachel Pank''']]]
-[[Image:Tom and Jerry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tom and Jerry on the high shelf]]
+[[Image:Tom and Jerry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tom and Jerry,sadly, no longer with us.]]
-'''All-time favourite:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny]
 ===Where I work===
-I am retired now, though I dabble with the odd bit of Perl code for fun and financial gain.
+I am retired now, living in rural Norfolk. I still dabble with The Internets and I am a Volunteer at [https://www.cats.org.uk/downhammarket Cats Protection, Downham Market].
 ===Contacting me===
 The easiest way to contact me is to use the [[Contact the Editor]] page.  I will try to get back to you as soon as I am able.