The days of the ’60s, when mom stays home and cooks all day? Those days are gone. EVERYBODY’S SO BUSY THESE DAYS. My son gets home after football practice at 7 p.m., then has three hours of homework. You have to fit dinner in. It’s a “grab and go” era. Most people are getting home around 6 p.m. If you make dinner yourself, you’re eating it at, what, 8 p.m.? People want quality food that they can microwave in three minutes.
I love to cook. IT’S MY PASSION. I quit high school my junior year and took up cooking as a trade. I had my own restaurant in Salem for 10 years. I got burned out and sold it, then I said I’ll find a little place to do my catering. We slow down January through March. Four years ago, I thought if I could MAKE 30 CHICKEN POTPIES A DAY, I could keep the staff working [year-round]. We have 35 employees and are opening a second, larger 1,200-square-foot STORE IN PEABODY BY MARCH. We’ll have hot chicken potpies to go, to make it even easier for customers.
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Nice story. Best of healtan personally, Ken, and best of good luck with both your health and your business. I'll try the Peabody store when it opens. I hope The Boston Globe's Wednesday Food Section lets us know when that happens. I'll keep an eye open.