Jerome Dorsch
Executive chef, Timpano Italian Chophouse in Rockville Jerome Dorsch went to culinary school right out of high school, and eventually worked with the famed Emeril Lagasse at Nola in New Orleans. Dorsch was just 15 when he got his first tattoo. “A lot of my friends were getting them,” he says. Dorsch admits to regretting a few of those early tattoos— and he has tried to cover up some of them. But he remains addicted to getting new designs. His most recent: a tribal tattoo that eventually will cover his entire arm like a sleeve. “I kind of got that fever,” he says. “I wanted to go to the tattoo parlor every paycheck and get more work done on it.” Dorsch used to find highend restaurants unaccepting of tattoos. “My job before this wanted the long-sleeve jacket to cover up the tattoos,” he says. “But this place is cool with it. I mean, they even bought me a short-sleeve jacket.” n Theresa Sintetos grew up in Rockville and was a Bethesda Magazine intern. To comment on this story, email comments@ bethesdamagazine.com. BethesdaMagazine.com | July/August 2014 143
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