Hey, I’m Derek!

I grew up in outskirts of Queens. It’s quaint and quiet. Great to just sit on my stoop and ponder life when it’s all happening to fast. I’m a entrepreneur. Ideas come and go. In a way, all New Yorkers are entrepreneurs, selling their identities and personalities to one another. We market ourselves by the way we dress and the way we speak. My latest project I’m working on is with  a company called CityMaps, an online map service. One of its greatest features is that if a business tweets about a deal, it can pop up on the map.

I love cooking cuisines from every culture. I came a long way from sitting in front of the TV watching Good Eats, and Iron Chef on the Food Network. My current obsession is South American food. I hope to travel abroad to Bogota, Colombia. I’m knowledgeable about French and British cuisine. Molecular gastronomy fascinates me and during high school I considered majoring in chemistry just to pursue that specific type of food science.

Naturally since I love to cook, I appreciate good food. I am always searching for the next great food place in the city, so I make a list of places and leave it here: Gotham Grub. I would love any recommendations! All ears.

Cheers.