The Good Life – March-April 2017
Featuring Joe Karvonen - Motorcycle enthusiast and owner of Sisufab. Local Hero - Korean War Vet, Wilbert Scheffler, Gun Safety 101, How to Tie a Bow Tie and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine.
Featuring Joe Karvonen - Motorcycle enthusiast and owner of Sisufab. Local Hero - Korean War Vet, Wilbert Scheffler, Gun Safety 101, How to Tie a Bow Tie and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine.
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More Than A Tasting Room • <strong>The</strong> Proof is in the Food<br />
BY: KRISSY NESS • PHOTOS BY: URBAN TOAD MEDIA<br />
Justin “Judd” Eskildsen has been cooking for over fifteen<br />
years and like most cooks he started at the bottom and<br />
worked his way up. With no formal training Eskildsen<br />
has proven he has style and talent in the cooking world.<br />
He began his journey at a young age in his mom’s kitchen.<br />
From there he worked at fast food restaurants and local<br />
restaurant Coaches before working his way to Red<br />
Bear in Moorhead. After taking a ten-year hiatus from<br />
cooking, Eskildsen then spent a year working under Chef<br />
Steve Schulz at <strong>The</strong> Toasted Frog as his Sous-chef. He<br />
mentioned that chef Schulz is his biggest local influence,<br />
“He never really sat down and taught me things, but he<br />
asked questions about dishes our crew would create that<br />
would encourage ideas that I already knew, but didn't put<br />
much importance in.” Eskildsen stated.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coteau des Prairies Lodge in Havana, ND hired<br />
Eskildsen for his first gig as a stand-aloneChef. He created<br />
a 5-course beer dinner featuring Drekker Brewing Co.<br />
and it was an immediate hit. He has been called back<br />
to do many dinners since then. One of them being the<br />
“Tapas and Cocktails” featuring Proof Artisan Distillers<br />
before being officially hired as Proof’s head Chef. What<br />
an honor it must be to have someone taste your work and<br />
immediately want to hire you as their head Chef!<br />
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