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Albuquerque resident George Lovato Jr. has found his love for cooking 鈥� and he鈥檚 taking it to the masses.

Lovato鈥檚 鈥淐hasing the Flames鈥� airs on Comcast channel 26 and on YouTube.

The cooking show features Lovato making recipes in his outdoor kitchen with the Sandia Mountains as the backdrop.

鈥淭his is what I鈥檝e wanted to do,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 put my heart into it and it鈥檚 coming together.鈥�

Lovato and the series crew have been hard at work and recently wrapped the second episode for the second season.

The journey to 鈥淐hasing the Flames鈥� has been a labor of love.

About four years ago, Lovato began to build an outdoor kitchen, a do-it-yourself project, which includes a wood-fired grill, oven and smoker.

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Lovato calls himself an on-call outdoor chef because he also has a full-time job.

鈥淚 am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their individual American dreams by assisting them with finance and management of their growing and successful enterprises,鈥� Lovato says. 鈥淏ut I have another passion. With 鈥楥hasing the Flames,鈥� I鈥檓 going to teach you how to use every outdoor cooking appliance, and I am going to give great outdoor cooking recipes, show you shortcuts that work and are acceptable in the culinary world, proper prep and cooking techniques, a ton of safety tips, proper use of tools and utensils 鈥� as well as how you need to deal with all forms of changing weather.鈥�

With a more than 30-year background in merchant banking and corporate finance, Lovato has owned five restaurants and remained at the front of the house.

鈥淚 have always been the menu concept guy and I picked partners who know the kitchen and they never failed,鈥� he says.

Because of his love for the culinary world, Lovato also found himself enrolling in classes at Central New Mexico Community College.

鈥淐NM does a really good job at learning technique,鈥� he says. 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 go there to learn recipes. I had learned a lot of bad habits during my life and being in the classes helped correct these habits. It鈥檚 been a great experience for me to get into the kitchen and learn the proper procedures.鈥�

Lovato and the film team usually film two episodes in one day. When the day is over, the crew will gather to eat the featured cuisine.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a bonding experience that you can鈥檛 get anywhere else,鈥� Lovato says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important for us to do this because it builds trust and respect among us all.鈥�

Lovato wants the focus of the series to be on cooking outdoors, but there is more planning to be done.

鈥淭here鈥檚 so much to know about the different types of flames,鈥� he says. 鈥淥f course, we get into safety tips and how to plan the fires. The first season is eight episodes of showing viewers how to use the flame in a unique way. Wood-fire cooking is all the rage right now.鈥�

鈥淐hasing the Flames鈥� recently got picked up by BingeTV.

鈥淚 think a lot of people agree that this is a network quality show,鈥� he says. 鈥淭he way it鈥檚 structured is built for viewers. The series also showcases sa国际传媒官网网页入口 and New Mexico, which is one of the best reasons to do it.鈥�

'Chasing the Flames' takes cooking to an outdoor New Mexico kitchen