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GR chef’s legacy lives on through his cookbook

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Maple candied bacon. Peruvian fish soup. Cucumber sandwich.

To most, they’re recipes in a cookbook.

To Edward Strain, the creations are his life’s work, and one of his greatest loves.

“Cooking was his first love,” said his wife, D. Marie Strain. 

Ed Strain pleased the palates of diners at places like the Amway Grand, Charley’s Crab and other area restaurants for years.

Cooking wasn’t just a job for Strain — it was his passion.

Even in what was supposed to be retirement, Ed still found purpose in the kitchen by creating dietary meals for senior citizens and volunteering to cook for the homeless.

But three and a half years ago, Ed found out he had cancer.

“He did the chemo for about five months and decided that he didn’t want to spend his life sick and strapped to tubes. So there enters hospice,” D. Marie said.

And so began another chapter — the last in Ed’s life.

 But not of his life’s work. 

Read more at 24 hour news 8.


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