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Curtis Stone Charity Work, Events and Causes.

I tried my granny’s Yorkshire fudge and it was one of the first really sweet things that I’d tasted.

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Curtis Stone surfing in Gas Bay, Western Australia. I was made Chef de Partie for 6 months then promoted to Sous Chef there the year we won our first Michelin star. gig, and subsequently, a move across the pond to the States. He also has written a series of cookbooks, including Surfing the Menu: Two Chefs, One Journey: A Fresh Food Adventure , Cooking With Curtis: Easy, Everyday and Adventurous Recipes for the Home Cook , and Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone: Recipes to Put You in My Favorite Mood . It was "I decided I was going to work for legendary chef Marco Pierre White—no matter what it took.”Once it was time to do some work experience I got my first taste of how a professional kitchen worked. When Stone talked to the Miami New Times in 2010, he touched on things from his time on Celebrity Apprentice to his work with the charity Feeding America. “It’s really been an incredible experience to develop close relationships with these non-profits that are personally inspiring to me—that’s always where it starts,” he says. Whatever the occasion, you can bet your bottom dollar that food is the common denominator!Tried & true and contemporary cooking tips and techniques.

The 45-year-old is here to change the world, one charity at a time.At only 45 years old, Curtis Stone has lived a life. Having grown up in Melbourne, Australia, Stone recalls his first vivid food memory as trying to make his grandmother Maude’s Yorkshire fudge.

I offer my personal stories and I’m keen to hear yours too!You're most comfortable when you're talking about something you love and are passionate about which, for me, of course, is food.Each year, my team and I pledge to #Commit2One main cause and champion it.Giving back has always been a very important part of our lives and there are so many causes that deserve support, but we found that we could participate in a deeper way by assessing the time and resources we could offer each year and focusing them in one area. Curtis Stone Events catered the annual Baby Ball fundraiser and contributed to raising nearly one million dollars during the accompanying auction. And when it comes to the broader community, Stone is firmly dedicated to giving back, starting his #Commit2One initiative, where he and his team devote their attention to a single charity, raising awareness and funds to support the mission, every year. “It’s really been an incredible experience to develop close relationships with these non-profits that are personally inspiring to me—that’s always where it starts,” he says.

He was born March 8, 1929, to the late Claude Stone and Maggie Boles Stone.