 $60,000 to go to the C.I.A?
Im in the "did not attend culinary school" club and not by choice. I wanted to go to CIA but couldn't afford it. And by then I already had 3 years on the line at Houston's doing more than 400 covers in a day, and was moving up in rank quickly. Two years later I bought a 40 seat bistro in Queens that almost made money for 5 years...Anyway the point is culinary school is awesome but if you have cooking experience, understand some basic science, are smart, brave, solid on your feet and need really intense adrenaline rushes once or twice a day(all day fri and sat)you can go really far in this business without a degree. You just have to start lower on the food chain than those spoiled brat CIA grads...kidding ha ha
So now I find myself at the helm of an old school haute French restaurant that has been in business for 38 years.....Im 32.
Keep 'em burnin
Chef Brian |