“As a Baltimorean from the west side where we are working to open a new family center, Ed’s perspective will be valuable,” board of directors’ chair Tom Brandt said. In June, he took a position on the Anne Arundel County Community Leadership Board, which operates out of the Y of Central Maryland. He stresses the importance of mentoring young kids through food. The chef sees food as a means for travel and a way for people, especially children, to understand cultures that they otherwise wouldn’t be exposed to. In one of his favorite dishes, inspired by the fan favorite “chicken and waffles,” he makes his own version, swapping the chicken for duck.Īlthough Evans, 45, makes food for a living, he doesn’t consider cooking “work,” and says, “I haven’t worked in 24 years.” He grew up in West Baltimore cooking with his grandmother and enjoyed peeling sweet potatoes and washing collard greens in the kitchen sink with her. He will be showing off his style of cooking when he appears Tuesday on the Fourth of July-themed episode of the Food Network’s “Chopped.” He often interchanges ingredients to play on classic dishes. In this case, his ingredients are individual lyrics waiting to be put together. “He was known for going into the booth and not writing any of his music down and I’m kind of that way in the kitchen.” “There’s no secret I’m a huge Jay-Z fan, we share the same birthday,” Evans said. Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close MenuĮd Evans, the executive chef at Live! Casino & Hotel, likes to say that he cooks the same way Jay-Z raps - freestyle.

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