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What's it take to be a chef that I haven't got? OR I always thought I could be a chef. Local Chef Blodget will give you the recipe for success in installments here.
According to former New York Times food critic and Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl on the foodie website Eatocracy, "There are two types of people in this world: those who care what is in their refrigerator and those who don't." You can perceive that statement a few different ways, one being, "There are two types of people, those who have time to cook and those who don't," or, the one I favor, "priorities matter". 'I don't have time to cook,' is a phrase I hear often from the lips of take-out meal enthusiasts, and maybe for their priority set nothing could be more true. But, if you want …

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