This is long; so either get comfortable or move on and upload that funny :30 donkey video you flagged earlier. Now that Top Chef Boston is a thing… and people are starting to talk about it - its with mixed feelings that Im watching it. I was as close as you can get to being cast, without actually being cast. I cant talk about the details (NDAs blah blah) but my bags were symbolically packed and it was a week prior to being flown out when I got the breakup call. I was 99.9% a sure thing to be cast on the show. Why did I ultimately get cut? Its anyones guess and not really important any longer. The good news? I learned so very much in the 2 crazy months I was in the process of trying out for the show. With each advanced step I dove further into skills I wanted to develop or review. I owe many thanks to my chef and food industry friends who mentored me and tested me (you know who you are). It was a whirlwind learning curve and while it didnt end as I had hoped, it was certainly not for nothing. As I watch the season, I might feel like I dodged a bullet or I might wish I would have made it; I dont regret trying, either way. Its not something I ever wanted to do, but once the idea was brought to me, I felt that it would be an opportunity for growth. I dont think I will try out again, but I wont say that for sure. Im 99.9% sure I wont try out again. Why? Im trying to focus on intrinsic goals and less on extrinsic ones and while the lure of competition, fame, money, and the respect of fellow chefs is tempting, its not where my heart is telling me to point my focus. Dammit, though, I think I would have kicked some butt. Or maybe a little butt. A childs butt. A solid average showing. I would have been sucking my thumb in the corner unable to come up with one. single. idea. to cook anything. All of these hypothetical outcomes Ill never know.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:29:56 +0000
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