Behind the Line: Kevin Nashan
Topic: Your Career
Non-Culinary Experience
Many people switch career choices in high school or even college. Prior to your culinary path, were you on track for another career? What made you switch?
- Kevin Nashan
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Sidney Street Cafe
- Saint Louis, Missouri
Went to college thinking I was going to go to law school, and quickly back peddled.
Answers from other users
- Carlo Lamagna
- Executive Chef
- Benny's Chop House
- Chicago, IL
I was on track to be a clinical psychologist, maybe even a doctor of some sorts. Dropping out of university was the eye opener for me that I wasn't passionate about what I was studying. It was my...
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- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
Oh dear, yes to the nth degree. Prior to my culinary career, I was on the "I want to become a neurosurgeon" track. I've always loved science and growing up I didn't think of becoming anything else ...
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- Josh Galliano
- The Libertine
- Clayton, MO
I was going for the goal of being a professor of political science. I really wanted to work for non-profit organizations, but most needed accountants and lawyers.
I switched because I got reall...
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- John Anderes
- Chef
- Telegraph
- Chicago, Illinois
OMG! is this pha real
- Joshua Kulp
- Chef/Partner
- Chicago
During college, I wanted to be a revolutionary leader - this seemed unlikely to work out. So I became a teacher. Now I am trying to change the world with a little pasta and some beautiful, local ...
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