{"id":18363,"date":"2022-02-10T11:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T16:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/?p=18363"},"modified":"2022-03-01T16:32:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:32:55","slug":"bhm-employee-spotlight-kenneth-suggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/2022\/02\/10\/bhm-employee-spotlight-kenneth-suggs\/","title":{"rendered":"BHM Employee Spotlight: Kenneth Suggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Career: Executive Chef at The SEED School of Washington D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Q: <\/span><b>What are some of your most cherished dishes?<\/b><br \/>\n<span>A: <\/span><i><span>There are two dishes I cherish the most; salmon cakes from my father and pecan wild rice from my mother. One signified Sunday breakfasts and the other the Holiday\u2019s, but still bring back fond memories of my childhood.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>Q:<\/span><b> What are some of your fondest memories of being in the kitchen?<\/b><br \/>\n<i><span>A: I remember the first time I made pancakes, I was about 9 years old. My father and I made them together; he let me make the batter, pour it, and even flip the pancakes. The first one looked a little rough but after I got the hang of it, they came out great and my family enjoyed them!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>Q: <\/span><b>What did the kitchen\/cooking represent in your family?\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span>A: <\/span><i><span>In my family, especially during my younger years, cooking was quality time spent with my siblings; experimenting, elevating, or changing dishes. The holiday season, and special family events, really allowed my family and I to bond on many levels.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>Q: <\/span><b>In a short phrase, how would you describe cooking for others?<\/b><br \/>\n<span>A: <\/span><i><span>I cook with pride, love, and joy. This is what keeps me focused on preparing food that can be enjoyed by many people, from <\/span><\/i><b><i>all<\/i><\/b><i><span> walks of life.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career: Executive Chef at The SEED School of Washington D.C. Q: What are some of your most cherished dishes? A: There are two dishes I cherish the most; salmon cakes from my father and pecan wild rice from my mother. One signified Sunday breakfasts and the other the Holiday\u2019s, but still bring back fond memories [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":18365,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18363"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18363"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18366,"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18363\/revisions\/18366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgdining.com\/gds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}