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Andres Hinojosa – Head Chef/Owner – Dinner With A Chef, San Diego @dinnerwithachef
Website: http://www.dinnerwithachef.com/
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Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/dinner-with-a-chef-san-diego
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18291539/
BBQ Slang 101: https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2015/07/bbq-slang-101
Chef vs Cook: http://www.finecooking.com/article/chef-vs-cook
Ole Hickory Pits: www.olehickorypits.com/
Grill Grates: https://www.grillgrate.com/
Weber Grills: www.weber.com/US/en/grills
Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival Photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SVBBQFestival/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1688443121186369
Upcoming BBQ Events and Competitions: http://bbqaoa.org/bbq_events/
Thank you to Jet West Band for our epic Intro Jingle!
Jet West: http://www.jetwestband.com/
Andres – Chef/Owner – Dinner With A Chef
It is a busy time for Valley Farm Market during the holidays, especially Thanksgiving
Pro Tip: Bribery with food bbq&beer works!
Dinner with a Chef: http://www.dinnerwithachef.com/our-services/
Shoutout to Austin in Grand Rapids, Michigan: https://www.instagram.com/616bbqandfab/
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Backstory – In 2013 Andres met Shawn and Gene
Shawn and Gene brought professional BBQ and made a good first impression on Andres
Derek on teamwork and leadership: “it’s not just about YOU, no selfish ways, it’s about a MOVEMENT, a collective team”
Andres started his business by catering, farmers markets, which led to his creation of his business
For vending or farmers market, you will need an Annual TFF permit – VERY IMPORTANT (annual is preferred)
When vending, Buy a Tent for selling food in, has to be fire retardant, have side walls and serving windows
When doing farmers markets, analyze what your product is, why you’re putting it out there, and know its very hard to be profitable at farmers markets, great for marketing, get your name out there, chance for people to see how you are different
Some days Andres felt like he lost money at farmers markets
Derek thoughts on vending in public, “You can’t go into farmers markets with mindset of making money, it won’t work, you have to know the bigger picture”
Similar to how Corbins Q did it, started at farmer's markets
“You have to do it to learn it, won’t know it until you try”
“Fail to know success”
“As long as you’re trying, you are doing better than those people who are doing nothing”
New Behind The Smoke News: Derek is having a third kid!
Business wouldn’t be anything without partnerships – just like the husband wouldn’t be anything without their amazing and supportive wife
Andres likes to consume podcasts and audiobooks and he notes that your phone can be the biggest help nowadays with all the data and knowledge available at your fingertips
Derek has the biggest thirst for knowledge now, he was the exact opposite in his younger days, currently doesn’t have cable, doesn't listen to music, he’s just trying to learn
Big fan of Joe Rogan's podcast
Thanksgiving package deal from Chef Andres for 12 people
One year for Thanksgiving, Andres served 13 or 14 meals across SD, from Escondido to Imperial Beach. Andres notes how difficult it ended up being as every client wanted something unique, different
Andres notes, “You say “yes” when back is against the wall and you have bills to pay”
Andres learned from his Thanksgiving failure big time and didn’t do anymore package deals for thanksgiving after..
The important part is that Andres learned a lot from his Thanksgiving attempts, it still made people happy, and he got great reviews online
On his website, Andres has a detailed Thanksgiving Guide with a shopping list and a timeline
