Behind the Line
Topic: Background
- Nate Hamilton
- Chef de Cuisine
- Harvest
- Madison, WI
Those orange-vanilla push pops. I'm still crazy about those flavors and am going to work them into some kind of frozen parfait or semifreddo once summer comes around again.
- Nate Hamilton
- Chef de Cuisine
- Harvest
- Madison, WI
I was fourteen, slinging pizza at the local spot. I can't remember if I wanted to work, or got pushed out the door to find a job. I had a great time, though. Having done some desk work for my mom i...
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- Nate Hamilton
- Chef de Cuisine
- Harvest
- Madison, WI
I was able to sneak out to London and do a few stages a couple of years ago. Most memorably, I spent a bit of time at Gordon Ramsay's Maze, and Fergus Henderson's St John Bread and Wine. They were ...
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- Nate Hamilton
- Chef de Cuisine
- Harvest
- Madison, WI
I was fourteen years old and expected to just be the guy who swept the floors and took out the garbage at the local pizza joint. Nope. They threw me in front of the oven on my very first day. I cou...
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- Nate Hamilton
- Chef de Cuisine
- Harvest
- Madison, WI
I realized I was happier in restaurants and cooking than I was doing anything else; I figured I may as well make it a career.
- Andrew Wilson
- Chef
- Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar
- Sonoma, CA
Tasty Cake Crumpets! You could eat all the sponge cake away, leaving you with three glorious jelly balls!
- Andrew Wilson
- Chef
- Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar
- Sonoma, CA
I came from a large family, five kids. Food was always part of family gatherings and celebrations when I was growing up. We'd get together with aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandma for Thanksgivin...
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- Angela Lee
- Owner
- Grange Hall Burger Bar
- Chicago , IL
My mother taught me to work for myself and my own things. With these driving principles I gained the ability to hustle and make ends meet. Therefore, if I wanted to go to College, I was to earn tha...
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- Nate Hamilton
- Chef de Cuisine
- Harvest
- Madison, WI
It's a hard thing to imagine. I'd probably be a travel...something. Anything that got me free airline tickets. I'd work while I did it, I don't care. I love to explore new places.
- Nate Hamilton
- Chef de Cuisine
- Harvest
- Madison, WI
Nope. I was working in kitchens during high school, but at that time, I had no idea that I might want to make it a career.