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I survived Culinary School, how at 46, I managed it, will remain a mystery. I guess I can contribute it to will power, tenacity, proving to myself and others I could do it, and my love and passion for fine food and wine. The extended study in Italy and France proved to be a cakewalk, after the intensity I went through in Denver. Then I went back for another week of school, when I got back home.

Now I am a Chef, which means I know more than some, and less than others. I can cook without recipes, I can taste wine blindly and critique it, and basically practice being a gourmet snob. I will never be able to eat out again, as I will be too critical of the food, drink, & service. I won't be able to follow a recipe, without over analyzing it. The Food Network is my 2nd home, the kitchen is my 1st. I have learned to have thick skin, be a learning sponge, accept critizism, and work as a team member. I have been burned, cut, bruised, and battered. And now when I go out into the real World, I get to do it all over again.

It was the greatest experience of my life, next to my wedding & sons & grandkids being born. Those, who say you are never too old to go back to school, obviously have never done it. 26 years between college and culinary school is a long time, what was I thinking, .....hmmm, that I wasn't doing what I wanted to do with my life, and my former company was more than happy to get me there.

Follow your dreams, if you don't, no one is going to do it for you!