Fire cooking

I got this in an e-mail today from the Town of Chapel Hill:

"Look Who's Cooking: Captain Byron Greeson


Posted Date: 6/22/2010

In January, Lieutenant Gordon Shatley conducted a routine fire inspection at A Southern Season. He was approached by the leader of the cooking school and asked if he knew any good cooks at the fire department. The name Captain Byron Greeson was offered based on his reputation among firefighters as an avid chef and one of the favored firehouse cooks.



Captain Greeson accepted the invitation and became the first Town of Chapel Hill Fire personnel to conduct a cooking class at A Southern Season. The class was held on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The menu consisted of baby back ribs, rosemary potatoes, grilled vegetables and apple crisp.



To Captain Greeson's surprise the audience included about 25 students and three of those students were other Town employees from our Human Resource Development Department.



Along with divulging cooking secrets, Captain Greeson took this opportunity to educate the audience on fire safety tips, which made the event a true public education experience.



Captain Greeson says his affinity for cooking started "a long time ago". He can remember as far back as being in the kitchen with his mom as a young child. Captain Greeson is married and has two sons. He says that he and his wife share cooking duties based on their work schedules.



Captain Greeson has already been invited back by A Southern Season for a second program later this year."