Previous Work Experience: White Horse Inn (Milford, New Hampshire), Daffodils (Merrimack, NH), El Toritas (San Diego), Marriott Hotel (La Jolla, California), J.C. Hillary's (Boston), Le Meridien Hotel (Phuket, Thailand), US Air Force fire control/munitions specialist

What Brought You To Taiwan: 'I was here from 1973 to 1976 with my dad and attended high school at Taipei American School.  I came here later working for a connector company in San Jose and came back to teach English in 1990.'

Favorite Dishes I Offer: Fish tacos, chicken enchiladas

Favorite Dish I Don't Offer: Pizza, with gorgonzola, sun-dried tomatoes and smoked chicken

Best Thing About Running A Taichung Restaurant: 'Bringing Chinese to Western food really turns me on.  I really like it when someone who's never tried Western food tries it for the first time.'

Worst Thing About Running A Taichung Restaurant: 'The prices and inconsistencies of products.  You have to adapt because the market isn't consistent.'

Favorite Non-Work Activity: 'Hanging out with my wife and cooking Thai food.'

Favorite Other Restaurants: Finga's Italian Restaurant and the little Thai eatery near the World Trade Center

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