Mark joins the Gooseberries' team with 25 years of food and hospitality experience. A culinary graduate of MATC in 1985, he has spent his time culminating his experience between management in 4 Star restaurants, private country clubs, leading hotels, private catering and retail food stores. Mark has a real passion for cheese and enjoys educating others about it. He has done live radio show interviews with WOKY radio and has been a weekly guest on local talk shows.
With a passion for cheese, he has participated in the American Cheese Society panel discussion on packaging and shipping of cheeses. He has also taught cheese making classes at WCTC and MATC. He has rolled up his shelves and actually made mammoth cheeses up to 4,000 pounds at Henry's cheese plant.
Mark has been a recognized cheese expert published in numerous newspapers, cookbooks and magazines including Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Chicago Tribune and Milwaukee magazine. He has enjoyed his time in the kitchen creating new food products. He loves to cook and enjoys food and the new flavors combinations they can make.
In addition to his knowledge about cheese, he also has extensive knowledge about wine. He has designed and received Wine Spectator's Top 100 Award four years in a row for winning the creation of Four Star Restaurant wine lists. He has endless ideas of great ways to pair your wines and cheeses to maximize the flavor of each.
We look forward to Mark bringing his energy and expertise to our imported and domestic cheese sections. You will see Mark many Saturdays doing samplings of featured cheeses. He loves to answer questions, so please ask!
