Biographies
of professional and amateur chefs:
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Biography
: BILL
HILBRICH
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This
is a very short biography and if you want more information
you can visit the contributor's website where you
will usually find contact details. If you wish us
to pass a message on email
us.
As
those of you who are regulars to the site will know,
I am always keen to find out about our contributors,
whether they are amateur or professional chefs. I suppose
you could call me just plain nosey. Anyway it is time
to spill the beans on Bill Hilbrich. I got an email
from Bill some time ago but what with my hospital stay
and a few business problems afterwards I have been slow
in putting this page together.
This
is how Bill described himself:
I
am a middle aged eccentric, pleasantly single again
after a long marriage. Cooking as a hobby came shortly
after cooking became a neccessity in my new solo lifestyle.
It also became my mission to remind people who are suddenly
on their own, either by choice as in my case, or by
chance, that learning how to cook a healthy meal is
one of their most immediate and important challenges.
Living
alone, requires more creativity to maintain interest,
stay on a budget, and still remain healthy. Learning
to cook solo style meals has become my new hobby and
can be very useful for those of us who choose to remain
independent.
I
grew up in Glenview, Illinois, just north of Chicago.
After
being an undergraduate, I worked for the Illinois Department
of Mental Health writing job descriptions . . . which
may have been my first job that required any creativity.
Then back to school for a Graduate Degree in Hospital
Administration, followed by fifteen years of "administrivia"
in Veterans Hospitals in five different states.
My
last job with the VA was in Saint Cloud, Minnesota where
I have lived for 25 years now. I did not start cooking
until after I left the government and started working
afternoons and evenings as a professional fundraiser.
Because of the odd hours I had to make my own dinner.
I also enjoy baking, and because there is too much for
me to eat, I bring a lot of muffins and cookies to work
for my co-workers.
Bill
Hilbrich
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