Meet Marc BrownGold--Co-op Fresh Foods Manager
Marc BrownGold recently came on staff here at the Co-op. You may have seen him running around behind the deli counter, helping people behind the seafood case or chatting with customers about what they are making for dinner as they pick out their breads.
Marc and his family live in Bucks county and have been involved in the food industry for as long as they can both remember! He started washing dishes and unloading food trucks at his cousin's catering company and was soon managing catering jobs throughout the Philadelphia area. After receiving his B.A. at Temple University in Philadelphia and having enrolled in masters classes at the university, he began working at his first restaurant, City Bites, owned by restaurateur Steven Poses.
His love for the restaurant business won out over his plan to pursue a post-graduate degree in psychology. He plunged into the restaurant business full-time working at other Poses restaurants and in other Philadelphia restaurants. In 1989 he moved to Bucks County with his wife and two children and joined the staff of Hamilton's Grill Room as Executive Chef/General Manager.
After 5 years he left Hamilton's and opened his own gourmet market/catering business with his wife, Theresa. Five years later they opened the restaurant, JustEat by BrownGold, a 50 seat "bistro" featuring an open kitchen with a wood-burning grill. It is here that Marc started to stock his kitchen with local produce and meat, and began looking for local sources for the supplies in his larder.
In of 2009 he sold his restaurant to take up the question, "What we are putting on our plate? How does it affect the environment, the economy and our health?" Now his journey has taken a stop at the Co-op and we are very excited about our partnership with Marc in his ongoing mission to supply people with good, clean, local foods.
Visit Marc's website/blog where you can do your best to keep up with his latest adventures in the food world. www.justeatbybrowngold.com
