Dining Services Staff -- Who Are We?
Get to know us!
We asked each member of our Management Team the SAME questions... how did they answer? See below!
Derek Rice
Title: Unit Chef, Holmes Dining Hall
Years at UNC: 3 years
Years in foodservice: 20+ years
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Town you live in now: Greeley, Colorado
Education: East High School in Denver, Colorado
Get to know ME!
The best part of my job: learning, teaching.
The first job I ever had was: working for my Great Grandfather in his salvage yard.
The strangest job I’ve ever had was: removing staples.
If I weren’t in food service: I’d probably be racing something.
My refrigerator always contains: pickled ginger, heavy cream.
My favorite meal is: Saba.
The best restaurant I’ve ever eaten at was: Don Don’s on East Colfax in Denver.
People tell me the celebrity I most resemble is: Gary Dourdin on CSI.
In my spare time, I like to: ride my skateboard, spend time with my grandson, go to the drag races, read, read, and read some more.
People are often most surprised to find out that I: am a grandfather.
The living person I’d most like to have dinner with is: Barack Obama.
The person from history I’d most like to meet is: Martin Luther King Jr.
My favorite movie is: Ghost Dog, The way of the Samurai.
On television I never miss: Big Love.
My car radio is almost always tuned to:89.3 KUVO
I would most like to visit: Africa.
Five things I can’t live without: My wife, music, books, bicycles, and drag racing.