You might find him teaching a gourmet group how to cook its goose. To add more to his life s menu, he offers classes at L Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda and the McLean Community Center in Virginia. I find the classes help co-workers bond. They are working toward a task, which requires cooperation and collaboration in a fun way. In fact, the 30-something Olson sees dicing, slicing, feeding and eating as the ultimate sociological gauge.
Family dinners are important.
There are not enough families who sit down together to eat. We learn a lot at the dinner table. I m also troubled by the lack of manners of kids today. My sister s kids were the impetus for me to bring back the guidelines for good behavior. The way I was raised, we practiced basic table manners at home and in restaurants, says Olson, who grew up in Wisconsin.