Dish: Pulled Pork Sliders with Homemade Pickles
Chef Matthew Fariss
Company: R. H. Barringer Distributing
Title: Salesman
What can we find you doing when you're not whipping up a dish for Men Who Cook?
You can find me playing dad. My wife and I just started a family on December 5th, 2022 and it has been wild since. I also love hiking with my dogs and trying new beers at the end of the day. If it fits into a category then talking smack should be tossed on this list too. Cheers!
Why is it important to you to give back (to the SECU Family House)?
Anything to give back to the community is well worth it in my book. My wife and I attended the spring open house for SECU Family House and I absolutely loved it and everything they are about. Everyone needs help and if I can give it then I will!
What was the first thing you remember cooking?
Pork ribs that turned out to be super dry and honestly lesson learned.
Name a fun fact people may not know about you.
I wanted to try out for Blue Man Group in California. So to prepare I started taking acting lessons that also landed me in live productions. Next thing you know I'm at the Carolina Theater in Greensboro for the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Plot twist, I played rocky and had to wear a gold Speedo in front of a sold-out crowd. #goals
Chef James Aldridge
Company: R. H. Barringer Distributing
Title: Manager of Delivery and Service Teams
What can we find you doing when you're not whipping up a dish for Men Who Cook?
When I am not working I enjoy golf, camping, and adventures with my soon-to-be wife.
Why is it important to you to give back (to the SECU Family House)?
My fiancee is a nurse at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health and I hear the stories of families spending days on end away from their homes and jobs and how difficult it can be in such a terrible time in their life. Having a place to stay and a warm meal can be the one sense of normalcy.
What was the first thing you remember cooking?
I found a microwave cooking book when I was around 8 or 9 and attempted to make a cake in the microwave with a sand bucket.
Name a fun fact people may not know about you.
Certified Cicerone aka beer nerd.