What has Johnny been
up to?
On-going
* He's currently
the Corporate Executive Chef for Sara Lee Foodservice. He travels the country working with top chefs
creating new menu items for corporate food chains with great Sara Lee products. Life gets no better!
* 2001-current:
Johnny teaches cooking classes at Central Markets across the country.
Past ventures
* Johnny
was chosen for the 2008 NCCE Co-op Hall Of Fame. This organization recognizes and acknowledges outstanding cooperative education
graduates.
* Johnny donated a cooking
classes for 6 in his Corinth home to Denton Public Schools Ground Hog Gala, February 3, 2007 at the University of North
Texas. The winning class bid was $1,900.
* September 2004 - Johnny signed a pact to begin a new cooking
show titled "Break Me off A Piece of That."
* June 13, 2006 - Celebrity
Guest Chef at Lake Austin Day Spa
* November 2006 - Dallas Voice runs a story on Johnny (see Stories About Johnny)
* Spring 2006 - "Break Me off a Piece of That"
is picked up through Texas and went national in late Fall 2006.
* June 2005 - Johnny
signs deal to endorse Clear Springs Seafood’s Boneless Trout. Clear Springs is located in Buhl Idaho.
* 2003 - Johnny joins Manchaca Volunteer Fire department
and is stationed at Station 3, home of Engine 503 and Brush Truck 503. His childhood dream becomes a reality.
* December 2005 - Johnny Featured
in "Food Arts Magazine" for Clear Cut Trout.
* August 2006 - Johnny Featured in "Johnson and Wales" Magazine.
* June 2003 - Johnny featured
on cover of "Austin Pet" Monthly.
* May 2004 - Johnny featured on Cover
of "Key" Magazine Houston
* June 2005 - Johnny appears at Book Signing at Houston’s Rice Gourmet Market
* Spring 2006 - Johnny and Chief Chris Barron of the
Manchaca Volunteer Fire department record fire safety cooking show.
* June 2000 - Johnny places second behind now
professional bodybuilder David Henry in the North Texas Bodybuilding Championship.
Johnny has
appeared in the following publications:
Austin
Monthly
Austin Statesmen
D Magazine
Chain Leader
Restaurant News
Seafood News