Blind culinary student gets noticed by Charlie Trotter
This isn't the newest of news but I recently came across the article for the second time and realized I hadn't blogged about it the first time because, evidently, my blog hadn't existed back then. Of course, that just wouldn't do considering the fact that she is like the cornerstone for the entire reason my blog even exists!
Laura Martinez, a culinary student at Chicago's Le Cordon Bleu, expressed concern with landing a proper job in a reputable kitchen after graduation because of her visual impairment. Last year, CBS featured her story on the Chicago evening news and arranged for her to meet Charlie Trotter whose same-named restaurant is one of Chicago's top haute cuisines. The real kicker was when Trotter invited Martinez to work the kitchen in his flagship restaurant. But will she succeed in a kitchen full of sighted cooks? I don't know but would be interested if anyone had the follow-up story.