Will Cook for Sex

Men are you listening? The Casanova of food himself, Rocky Fino is coming to Toronto this Friday and he is bringing more than just food. ~ Amanda Garbutt, The Hot Plate

That’s right! Rocky Fino is getting ready to take on Toronto with his unique blend of dining and dating, sharing some of his fondest memories with blogger Amanda Garbutt of thehotplate.com. Get a taste of what’s to come by reading the full article here:

The Food Network’s Delicious Food Show in Toronto is cookin’ with our very own Rocky Fino! He’ll be “Setting the Mood with Good Cooking” on Centre Stage next Friday night, October 21st , at 6:30 p.m., and will also be signing his books, Will Cook for Sex, Will Cook for Sex Again and Again, and Will Mix for Sex. Canadians are in for a real treat!

At Atlantic City’s annual Food and Wine Festival last week, Rocky stirred up some double trouble, showing attendees how much fun cooking can be!

If you’re still stuck on what to get that father (or future father of your children?) in your life,  read what other bloggers are saying about Rocky Fino’s book, Will Cook for Sex, and the sequel, Will Cook for Sex Again and Again.  Click here and here and here or here!

What better gift than a cookbook made for guys? Rocky Fino’s Will Cook for Sex is the perfect present for the father in your life. With wit and humor, Rocky offers tasty tips to make the most of the dining experience. And if that’s not enough, how about throwing in Will Mix for Sex, the perfect companion.

Rocky Fino will be giving his off-beat cooking demonstrations at the acclaimed Food and Spirits Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Rocky’s unique style – telling stories of his cooking disasters as well as successes – will delight all!

Photo credit: Chris Rossi

by Erin Donaghue, Gazette.net

After a chance meeting in Atlantic City, Rocky Fino, author of the book “Will Cook for Sex: A Guys’ Guide to Cooking,” decided to put his cooking skills to use to benefit people with autism.

Fino, who recently met a representative from Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children at an event in Atlantic City, was busy sautéing shrimp and topping off fingerling potatoes with sour cream and caviar in a demonstration for supporters of CSAAC at the Potomac home of Marla and Steve Garchik.

The fundraiser was one way to pique interest in autism awareness among a wider group of people, according to CSAAC executive director Ian Paregol. Founded in 1979, the group provides housing, employment, and other services to those with autism and hopes to drive home the importance of early intervention in autism treatment.

“This is a different event for us,” Paregol said. “It broadens the base and reaches a lot of different folks.”

Fino has a personal connection to the cause CSAAC supports — his stepson Gunnar, 11, has autism.

As he cooked Thursday, Fino shared stories about Gunnar with the group.

“I was able to include my personal experience with autism to a crowd that’s familiar with it,” Fino said.

Fino, a St. Louis resident who learned to cook from his father, intended the book as a culinary guide for men. Food, he says, can be the ultimate way for men to show off their romantic side.

“There are still guys out there who were just raised on their moms cooking, and it comes down to the fact that they truly don’t even know which end of the knife to hold,” Fino said.

Fino has been offering cooking demonstrations across the country, promoting the book and doling out advice on how men can use meals to impress their mates.

Benefit attendees got the added benefit of a few recipes to take home. “I wanted them to take home the idea that you can do this at home, and you can have a good time,” Fino said.

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Okay, so you may not be able to tell from the photo, but here our favorite chef is pictured in Italy, Venice to be exact, submitting his Poached Branzino in a Vegetable Curry Puree to the judges of the San Pelligrino Cooking Cup Challenge.

Yachting and cooking, eating and drinking in Italy — that’s hard to beat.