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My father was a chef but hadn't owned his own business. I didn't like that. In my heart of hearts, I knew I wanted to be in business.

I always knew I wanted to be a chef.

I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point for me.

I ended up wanting to be a cook and hold my own in a restaurant.

As a child, I first wanted to be a cook because my mother was such a good cook.

I wasn't a great cook, but I was a passionate one.

I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from scratch.

I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period.

My grandfather was a great chef.

I was actually going to be a chef before I got sidetracked. I used to make deserts for restaurants as a young teenage mother to make money.