Chef / Dad / Maker

Joseph Loftus

I cook for a living and for my family. In between, I lift heavy things, climb rocks, take photos, and build small tools that make my life a little easier.

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Now

Lifting

Squat, hinge, push, pull. Nothing fancy.

4x weekly

Climbing

Bouldering at the gym. Outside when I can.

2x weekly

Cooking

For work and for home. Two different kinds of love.

Daily

Photos

Digital for the kids. Film for everything else.

Always

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Projects

Things I've Made

Small tools, side projects, and code experiments.

Writing

Notes & Stories

On cooking, training, parenting, and making things.

About

The Longer Version

Kitchen career, family life, and what I'm into.

Side Project

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Spectre

AI-powered food service inventory management system. Built for the chaos of real kitchens.

Tinkering
TypeScriptAI

Latest Writing

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Dec 2025

Teaching my kid to crack eggs

Messy hands, shell fragments, and why I let her do it anyway.

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Photos

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Lakeside campfire at sunset
Family on the coastline
Rainy day camping
BMX at the skatepark

The Day Job

Kitchen Career

Started washing dishes. Worked my way up. Still love the rhythm of a busy service and the quiet focus of early morning prep.

2025 - Present

CulinArt Group / Compass

Area Support Chef

2024 - 2025

Lockheed Martin (CulinArt)

Chef

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