I have a dream in which I boil all of my creative juices and cook up an outstanding application to Chef David Gilbert’s culinary internship. I slice and dice my way through the interview process and somehow manage to be selected as Chef David Gilbert’s intern.

I show up eager for work each day of my chef internship and pinch myself that I get to be a part of Chef Gilbert’s culinary team. I learn and I learn, and before I know it, I am expanding my duties and contributing to all sorts of initiatives.

In my dream, Chef Gilbert taps me to pitch in as a culinary expert replying to inquiries on “Ask A Chef.” I supply creative and witty culinary advice on tricky problems, such as “what to do with pumpkins.”

Before long, I am front and center on Chef2Chef’s Featured Chef page. I send links to my mother and to all of my friends and everyone rejoices in my accomplishment!

Just before I awake, I am being invited back to my culinary school, to speak to culinary students about my successful career.

The audience’s applause wakes me out of my dream and I try to go back to sleep to savor the moment a bit longer.