Whoa, quite a post.
There are quite a few food related professions, food writer, dietician, food designer, etc.
Eduction isn't about school or books, it's what you squeeze out of life and then make what you've learned work for you. If you have the drive, the desire, you can learn a lot by going to the library, buying/hanging out at bookstores, websites like this, and fooling around, really fooling around at home in the kitchen. 7 years, huh? You must have seen a lot of people come and go, a lot of stuff you can squeeze out of them, sometimes you don't even have to squeeze, just watch.
Moving around in the kitchen takes time and planning out. It's kinda like ballroom dancing: Ah-one-and-two and reach down in the low-boy for pasta, while I'm there might as well get out the garnish for the pork, and-a-three-four quick head turn to make sure the pasta isn't scorching, and before I even grab the spoon I know I'll lay the spoon down on an upturned pot lid. Just takes mental planning out in advance  |