Guys And Food Podcast

  Episode 011-  As Valentine's Day is fast approaching, one's mind turns to the "go to" food gift, chocolate and candy.  When thinking about chocolate and candy, my attention turns to John Tompkins, owner of JT's Confections in New Jersey. In the spirit of full disclosure, John and I went to college together at Buffalo State.  I wouldn't say were were drinking buddies, but we were friendly, traveled in similar circles as we both were Resident Assistants, and we shared some mutual friends.  After graduation, he went to work on Wall Street and I ran my circuitous journey. Over the decades since graduation, I think we saw each other maybe at one or two alumni things. When I started Guys and Food, a mutual RA friend asked if I knew that John started a candy business;  I did not.  But I found him on Facebook and we reconnected.  After so many years, it's nice to know that he did not lose his characteristic Tompkins charm and wit. In this episode, John shares his very interesting story of burning out from the roug