Thursday, May 21, 2009

The wizened chef

I worry about being too old - I turn the big three-o this year - to successfully change careers. People like to say it's just a number and I desperately want to believe in that fantasy, but I know I will be confronted by the physical, plenty-of-heavy-lifting aspect of my new career, as well as its ugly, ageist face: older chefs are much less appealing to employers because they are seen to take fewer culinary risks (and offer less adventure and surprises to diners).

I wish I'd heard the kitchen's call as early as 13-year-old Greg Grossman.

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