An ex-pat from CH, where I was JustJake. And I’ve been know to get a bit pissy at times, but that’s just a small part of who I am. 
Always have lived below the Driscoll and have been in Monmouth County (W. Allenhurst) for over 40 years now, with a short stint away at school in NY. Have a handful of friends who happen to be chefs (and good ones), so I’ve learned much over the years via our friendship.
Used to dine all over the state and in NYC, but I’ve retired, but have not slowed down. Travel a real lot up and down the Eastern seaboard, and enjoying the simple things in this life (and that typically includes great food). Waiting on Wifey to retire and begin to stretch out even more.
And sorry that I’ve missed the occasional get together, especially the now twice visited 4Seasons Thai foray. Later.
