About Me

Why I Cook, What I’ve Learned, and What I Want to Share With You

I’m Cory—Executive Chef, food nerd, and the kind of guy who will absolutely corner you at a party to talk about the best way to caramelize onions.

I’ve spent 30+ years in professional kitchens, surrounded by the best equipment, the highest-quality ingredients, and an army of dishwashers making sure I never had to scrub a single pan. And yet, at home? That’s a different story. Suddenly, I was fighting with flimsy can openers, going through whisks like they were disposable, and watching expensive gadgets break after a few uses.

That’s when it hit me—if I, a professional chef, am struggling with this, what’s the everyday home cook dealing with?

Why I Started Dealiciousness

I wanted to bridge the gap between professional-quality cooking and real-life home kitchens. Here, you’ll find:
✔️ Chef-Tested, No-BS Product Reviews – I put tools and gadgets through the wringer so you don’t waste your hard-earned cash.
✔️ Seriously Delicious, Fresh-Ingredient Recipes – No shortcuts, no processed junk—just real food, done right.
✔️ Kitchen Tips & Tricks – The kind of knowledge that makes cooking faster, easier, and way more fun.
✔️ Nutritional Know-How – Because food should fuel your body and your taste buds.

My Mission

My goal is simple: bring real, honest, practical cooking knowledge to the people who actually need it. Not just restaurant chefs, but parents making weeknight dinners, college students trying to survive on something other than ramen, and anyone who just wants to make damn good food without the frustration.

✔️ I want to help people cook better, faster, and with more confidence.
✔️ I want to expose the junk in the kitchen industry and find what actually works.
✔️ I want people to understand food—not just how to cook it, but why it works the way it does.

Dealiciousness LLC was founded in 2023 to bring chef-curated recipes and health tips to your kitchen.

A Few Things You Should Know About Me

• I can (and will) break just about anything in a kitchen, but I consider that part of the testing process.
• I grew up in a sicilian family that values real food, and I’ve seen firsthand how changing the way we eat can change lives.
• I miss having someone else do the dishes.
• I’ll take a wood-fired pizza over just about anything.
• I have a deep respect for food traditions—especially the ones passed down through generations.
• I have two dogs who I’m pretty sure are trying to talk to me (yes, we’re working on button training).
• I’m constantly torn between wanting to make things from scratch and just wanting to eat right now.
• When I’m not in the kitchen, I’m coaching kids’ soccer, wrangling my two awesome daughters, or making my wife laugh at the absurd amount of food content I produce.
• Yes, I coach kids’ soccer, and yes, seven-year-olds take sports way more seriously than you’d expect.
• My wife is incredibly patient with my food obsessions, my over-analyzing brain (and my ever-growing collection of kitchen gadgets).

At the end of the day, food isn’t just something we eat—it’s culture, tradition, science, creativity, and connection. Whether you’re here to learn, laugh, or just find a better way to make pancakes without throwing a spatula across the room, I’m happy to have you along for the ride.