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The Accidental Foodie
This week's Patch Portraits also features a Winnetkan au pair and a Morton Grove mechanic.
This week's Patch Portraits also features a Winnetkan au pair and a Morton Grove mechanic. "It was kind of something I fell into accidentally," David Arendt told Patch of his current job as wine instructor and general manager for Glenview's Viking Cooking School. While visiting many food and beverage conventions as a marketing representative, Arendt developed a love for the wines he was sampling. After nearly a decade in the sales and marketing fields, Arendt went to wine school and pursued a career as a wine instructor. "I can cook, I can hold my own, but I do not have a culinary background," Arendt admits. Arendt's training in wines allows him to bring events to Viking that incorporate his knowledge. Viking even received a …
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