Behind the Line: Melissa Trimmer

Topic: Background

The Skinny: What Makes You You?

Share your origin story. Where were you born?

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  • Melissa Trimmer
  • Pastry Chef
  • Le Cordon Bleu Chicago, Pastry Chef Instructor
  • Chicago, Illinois
I was born in Paterson, NJ. Grew up in Michigan, went to high school in Ohio, then bummed around the midwest, spent some time down south and out east, hung out in Switzerland for a while, then settled in Chicago.
 
 

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Milwaukee, WI.

Last updated: Dec 13 2012

 
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  • Angela Lee
  • Owner
  • Grange Hall Burger Bar
  • Chicago , IL
I was born and raised in Wacousta Michigan. Farm country. Both of my parents were born and raised on working farm. However my mother moved us out of the farm life when she decided to move out of he... more »

Last updated: Nov 12 2012

 
I come from the middle of nowhere, Michigan. I was raised on a small farm with a large forest. We grew most of our own food, Cut down trees to heat our home. Fished, hunted, and foraged. It al... more »

Last updated: Sep 10 2012

 
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  • Ben Lambert
  • Executive Chef
  • Bread & Tulips
  • New York City
I was born in Ashtabula Ohio. It is in the very northeast of Ohio. It was a town right on Lake Erie that was rooted in railroad and boating.

Last updated: Sep 5 2012

 
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I was born in Winchester Kentucky. It's a small town south east of Lexington in central Kentucky. 30,000 people live in the county I grew up in. It's a simple farming town with little to do but far... more »

Last updated: Oct 8 2012

 

Last updated: Dec 13 2012