REUNION

Here’s the layers, the bottom consists of small cubes of beef braised with tomatoes, next add pieces of roasted chicken over the beef. Sprinkle on some whole black olives and a layer of hard-boiled eggs (yeah, weird, I know).

Breaking Out of Sisquoc

“Why I Want To Be a Chef” was the subject of the essay. No less than 250 typed words were the requirement. I submitted my essay and never heard back. I had all but given up until one day, two weeks before the program was to start, my mom called my name and handed me the phone. It was the executive chef of the hotel.