ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I’d like to thank Alpha Books and DK Publishing for choosing to work with me and helping me make a longtime goal of mine a reality. It’s an honor to share my education, knowledge, and passion with so many. This has been a dream of mine all my life and the creation of this book has been in the works for more than four years.

Balancing a professional performance nutrition job for other athletes, launching my own professional boxing comeback, and simultaneously writing my first book were no easy tasks. I’d like to send a heartfelt thank you to Christopher Stolle, whose tireless efforts allowed this work to be completed, as well as to the designer, photographers, and recipe testers who made this something I can be proud of.

I’d like to thank my closest friends and family for always supporting me and giving me boundless positivity to power my efforts in all that I’ve set out to do in my life. I’d also like to thank Tony Ricci for guiding me on my performance nutrition journey from a young age.

Special thanks to my brother Mike and his wife Stephane, who have had to share the kitchen with me over the years while I created these recipes. Of course, the biggest thank you goes to my parents, Dominic and Adriana, for making this all possible in the first place. And lastly, to my grandparents, Carlos, Blanca, Santino, and Ann Marie, for instilling in me the importance of food, family, and culture.