Graduation Day

This post is a bit over due but I am officially an alum of the Culinary Institute of America!!!  After walking in my high school and college graduation ceremonies I expected the same old, when is this going to end thought, sigh of relief...it was a very enjoyable afternoon. Unlike any other graduation before, this ceremony was personal and even did what it was supposed to and offered usable future advice. Two students down since our start in July, 31 fellow classmates and I climbed the stone steps of the Greystone building, toques standing tall and alumni pins glistened as the rest of the student body clapped while we entered our ceremony. One of my favorite chefs, Chef Lars Kronmark, spoke giving great advice on how to suceed in this industry followed by Chef Sheamus Feeley of Farmestead giving equally valid advice. The outcome of all the advice...positive attitude and endurance.

I have taken that advice and am now back in Chicago working as a line cook at a upscale, Asian fusion celebrity hotspot.

2011 ACAP14 Graduating Class

Other students clapping for us as we entered graduation