The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 377

Petrit Husenaj Petrit Husenaj That was was a pet project I started That a pet project I started about 10 10 years ago. It was about years ago. It was a creative outlet to create new new a creative outlet to create recipes, recipes, new new stories stories and and express myself creatively. That express myself creatively. That led led to my first first book, a comedy to my book, a comedy cookbook “How To To Entertain cookbook “How Entertain Low Lifes, Celebrities, Friends Low Lifes, Celebrities, Friends and and Enemies, a few TV TV pilots Enemies, a few pilots and and ultimately me me writing a a ultimately writing comedy comedy memoir memoir about about my my experiences experiences in in “Only “Only Fat Fat People Drink Diet Diet Soda.” People Drink Soda.” Petrit Husenaj Petrit Husenaj Ever since I was young, I I Ever since I was young, would love love to grocery shop. It It would to grocery shop. was was my my favorite thing to do. I’m I’m favorite thing to do. always exploring new new markets and and always exploring markets new new ingredients. ingredients. It It usually usually takes me me 3 hours to set it. That takes 3 hours to set it. That is when I’m I’m in my element. I’m I’m is when in my element. almost like like a conductor in an almost a conductor in an orchestra guiding and and moving orchestra guiding moving food food around a spread. I get I in zone. around a spread. get a in a zone. Petrit Husenaj Petrit Husenaj I’ve I’ve been building my my brand for for been building brand a few years and and I’m I’m in talks for for a few years in talks television shows, entertaining television shows, entertaining books, and and products. My My goal goal is is books, products. really make the the Creator Food really make Creator Food Project Project into into a a brand brand that that inspires artists and and chefs. inspires artists chefs.