Some of Jonathan's Early Dishes

Jonathan started school in May 2006 at the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute in St. Paul, MN. He chopped, diced, steamed and braised for 8 hours a day for 12 months, not to mention writing papers, studying and, of course, eating. A lot.

From the Top...Chef

This smiling guy here is Jonathan Kerslake, on his way to becoming the world's next great Chef. Jonathan began his journey to chef-dom by quitting his job in Davenport, IA, to enroll in the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute and moving to St. Paul, Minnesota to complete his culinary degree in 2006.

This is a chronicling of how he gets there...