Lets Move , America ’ s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids campaign coming up in 2014 . “ I just wanted culinary to be an option for young people before it becomes an all it ’ s left to do kind of thing . Because then you approach it as an all that ’ s left to do thing and you become the grind cooks or the stew boys in the kitchens instead of the leaders in the kitchen . That starts at a young age when you need that motivation .” Now ladies , we all love a man who can cook more than just some blain spaghetti . What is more attractive than coming home from a hard days work to a beautiful four-course meal from your man ? Well , that leads to the next question I had for the chef , what would he cook on a first date ? “ If she was more adventurous I would tried a crab stuffed filet mignon , with some roasted potatoes , vegetable of her choice . But definitely a crab stuffed filet mignon grilled on a mesquite grill , mesquite wood with red wine . So something nice and we probably makes dessert together !” His hardest food critics are his three children . It may come to a surprise to some that they were brought up as vegetarians for a period of time .
Moving away from vegetarian dishes , his kids love to eat his turkey lasagna , shrimp scampi , chicken wings , grilled jerk chicken and other varieties of food . Chef Aleem starts teaching the art of cooking to his own children . Even if not for the pursuit of a career because “ cooking a quality prepared meal is part of being an independent person .”
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