There is still hope!
Thumbing through a recent issue of Glorian ruoka ja viini, I came across an article about Kenneth Oker-Blom, executive chef at the Knipan in Tammisaari. The man is 61 years old and has worked in kitchens, well, 4 years.
Reading that really took the pressure off me! I may have not ruined my life by finding food and wine only a few years ago, after all! I still have over 30 years to work on my cooking!
The man worked in high-level marketing jobs until he was 57, fitting in visits to two and three-star Michelin restaurants, meeting people in the trade, taking classes and adding to his library of cookbooks. After a heart attack he decided to focus on what matters - food. At 60 he applied for an internship in a two-star restaurant and now runs the kitchen at a successful summer restaurant. The man still dreams of interning at the Fat Duck.
I'm off to order more cookbooks. Kenneth says he has over 1000.
Reading that really took the pressure off me! I may have not ruined my life by finding food and wine only a few years ago, after all! I still have over 30 years to work on my cooking!
The man worked in high-level marketing jobs until he was 57, fitting in visits to two and three-star Michelin restaurants, meeting people in the trade, taking classes and adding to his library of cookbooks. After a heart attack he decided to focus on what matters - food. At 60 he applied for an internship in a two-star restaurant and now runs the kitchen at a successful summer restaurant. The man still dreams of interning at the Fat Duck.
I'm off to order more cookbooks. Kenneth says he has over 1000.