My Compliments to the Chef

René Ameling moves through life like a hunter whose pray is Joy and Passion. René is a Kitchen Master who prepares a multitude of cuisines with the intensity of a Samurai warrior. He currently teaches cooking at the “Amsterdam Hotel School” located in, you guest it, Amsterdam. I am not certain if cooking always came naturally to René but he has been commanding an audience or pleasing palettes from the age of sixteen. Now a thirty five year veteran in the cooking game, René has prepared his culinary masterpieces for a countless amount of people around the world, from Prince to pauper. When I say Prince, I mean that quite literally, “The Artist Formerly As Prince”. He was just one of the many celebrities who sequestered the culinary craftsmanship of Chef René. Now, that’s who René Ameling is on paper. With in a few nano seconds of our conversation, you immediately start to see that René is so much more than just a clever description on a digital page. He reeks of poetry and passion. René exudes an exuberance for life that is infectious. I often walk away from our conversations feeling revived and ready to take on the world. Chef and Yoga teacher are just a few mere tools in his arsenal of many tools he uses to communicate with humans. His passion for life is off the charts. René Ameling is the kind of guy who slaps Life on the ass and Life says, “Thanks, you cheeky bastard”.