SANTA CLARA — Having bounced around other parts of the country for eight NFL seasons, Brian Hoyer quickly recognized one of the perks of playing in the Bay Area:
The avocados here are fantastic.
“In Ohio, they’re either hard as a rock or it’s like they’re mushy already,” the 49ers quarterback explained.
This is significant development for Hoyer, an award-winning amateur chef whose fork-wielding friends include Food Network staples Michael Symon and Mario Batali.
Both the passer and the chefs get something out of the relationship. Hoyer texts Symon for cooking tips; Symon texts Hoyer to complain about the Browns.