Jason's Story

My passion is the culinary arts.

Culinary Arts has been my passion since I was young. I was always interested in cooking since my family regularly cooked meals together. I would also watch shows like "Iron Chef of America" and "Unique Eats" on The Cooking Channel. Those shows interested and inspired me because the chefs had a level of creativity that I wanted to have. They created the most uniques dishes out of ingredients I never heard of. I recently took my passion to the internet, where I learned about different dishes from recipes and videos I found there.

By attending the Culinary Cooking Camp for Teens, I hope to take a few steps towards transforming my dream of becoming a chef into reality. I believe that this program will help develop my passion by giving me the fundamental basics of cooking and working in an actual kitchen environment while learning from professionals who work in this field. It will also give me a glimpse into what it will be like in culinary school.

The biggest obstacle that I have faced was the surgeries that I had on my legs two years ago. I was born with Elis Van Crevald syndrome, which is a form of Dwarfism. This has hindered my growing, and I have had many surgeries since birth. This has been my biggest obstacle to overcome because it took a long time to recover. I am always working on strengthening my legs because a chef must be able to stand up for a long period of time.