What’s the recipe for a long career as a chef, author of award-winning cookbooks and public TV host?
Just ask Baltimore-based John Shields for the secret ingredients, and here’s what he’ll say: toss in a pinch of your grandmother’s love for cooking, drop in a dash of sweet childhood memories at the local church kitchen and pour in a hearty cup of reverence for the treasures of the Chesapeake.
Shields' passion for seafood began at a young age, when growing up at the local church kitchen with his grandmother, Gertie. Together, they prepared business luncheons and church fundraiser dinners with the ingredients of nature’s bounty, ranging from sweet melons to the all-too-famous Maryland blue crabs.
During the preparation of meals, he noted his grandmother’s love for food and cooking, which eventually inspired his current career.
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