Today's podcast guest is Master Chef Rich Rosendale.  He is one of only 66 Certified Master Chefs in the United States to receive this prestigious designation.  Rich is also the owner of Roots 657 and the founder of Rosendale Collective. This is the innovative company behind Rich Rosendale’s consulting, private dining, restaurant partnerships, and training services.

He is internationally recognized as a fierce culinary competitor, having competed in over 45 national and international cooking competitions. He applies the same level of organization, planning, and creativity to all his projects. Rich also was the Executive Chef and Director of F&B at the prestigious Greenbrier Resort where he oversaw 14 kitchens and 185 Chefs. He also trained with top chefs across the country including Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud and Grant Achatz during the Bocuse d’Or.

We discuss:

-Growing up outside of Pittsburgh to becoming classically trained in Europe

-Remaining humble and serving others

-Building his career like a pyramid, with a massively strong foundation

-Fighting to not drift away from the stove (and his love of cooking)

-Wearing clothes that were not his as a child, enabling a strong sense of compassion today

-Embracing emotional wins over medals

-Creation of The Dream Apron Program that supports youth-focused charities and scholarships to help kids from broken homes, kids who are living in poverty or who just need a mentoring force in their lives.

More can be found at:  https://richrosendale.com/

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