Andy, wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps, carried on and expanded his culinary desire! His father was the owner and butcher of Balint Market established in 1949.


Notable Events

Official Caterer to Clear Channel Communications events, including concerts at Chevrolet Ampitheater
Summer Series Weekly Pig Roast at Boardwalk Entertainment Complex (Pittsburgh Strip District)
Vice President Al Gore Fundraiser, Pittsburgh, PA
Caterer to 1996 USGA US Open, Oakland Hills Country Club, Oakland Hills, MI
Caterer to 1995 USGA US Open, Shinnecock Country Club, Long Island, NY
Caterer to 1994 USGA US Open, Oakmont Country Club, Pittsburgh, PA
Caterer to 1994 MLB All Star Game, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Official Caterer to Y108 Freedom Fest
One of the select few caterers in the Pittsburgh area invited to the Memphis in 2004 May Invitational (largest barbeque cookoff in the world)
Three Rivers Arts Festival
Christmas in the Woods, Columbiana, OH
Old Fashioned Christmas, Surray, VA
Shaker Woods Festival, OH
Penn's Colony, Western PA
Peek'n Peak Days, NY


Work Experience

Common Plea Restaurant
Party Line Catering
Igloo Club (Fine French Dining), The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Top of the Triangle, US Steel Building, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny Club, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Churchill Country Club, Churchill, PA
Family Run Food Business


Education

Graduate of Prestigous American Culinary Federation
Graduate of B.C.A. Cullinary, Pittsburgh Chapter
Present Teacher for Culinary Arts Program at Community College of Allegheny County


Memberships

American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACFPC), Pittsburgh, PA Chapter
Kansas City Barbeque Society
IBCA International Barbeque Cookers Association
PA Food Servsafe Certificate
National BBQ Association