Exciting news! Fun Fearless Foodie is moving to the Big Apple!

Hi foodie friends! I have been away from Fun Fearless Foodie for way too long but I am excited to announce that there is in fact good reason for my absence.  No, it’s not that the weather in Florida has suddenly become amazing and i’ve been lounging at the pool like a college spring breaker with no time to cook, only drink (although that would have been a nice way to spend the last few weeks…).  It’s better than that.  Better than anything I could have dreamed up and put into words only 30 days ago.

I am excited to announce that next month I will be packing my knives and moving to New York City, the foodie capital of the world, to attend the prestigious French Culinary Institute (FCI) where I will study to become a chef!  It feels crazy, adventurous, and exhilarating to think that I am doing what everyone dreams of doing but few rarely try, pursuing my passion in life.   I am blessed and so very thankful to find myself in a place where I can take a risk like this and have the support of my family and so many friends behind me.

Planning what essentially will become a new life has been no small task, I have been consumed over the last 30 days with applying to school, renting out my house, finding a new roommate and apartment, figuring out what to do with all my possessions, securing student loans, and the list goes on and on.  This is not me complaining by any means, while it’s been a lot of work I have never been so driven to make something happen in my life.  That drive has helped me to not go crazy and stay focused on the future.

So what do I hope gain by attending FCI? Other than studying under some of the greatest chef’s in the world at one of the country’s best schools to become a real-life chef, my ultimate goal in all of this is to pursue a career in the food media industry and work at the forefront of the foodie revolution that is taking place.  I have wanted to achieve this for some time and always saw culinary school as this far off dream, but after some recent life changes I just knew that if I wanted it bad enough I could find a way to get there and if I never did it, I would regret it forever.

Not every person in food media, bloggers, writers, etc. have a culinary school degree and in some cases, you don’t have to, but for me, I wanted to become a master at my craft so that I could bring real credibility to my work and find new opportunities that might not have been available to me before.

And to live in New York City, that is equally exciting.  I have been a Florida girl my whole life and the thought of moving to the big city is scary, but I’m prepared for the adventure.  I’m going to be crazy busy when I get there, school will be 3 nights a week, the other nights I will be working part time to earn some money, and during the day I am working with FCI to land an internship at one of the food magazines or tv channels.  If an internship were to come through that would be an amazing way to get my foot in the door somewhere so full time employment can be in my near future.

So over these next 30 days while I prepare for this new adventure I look forward to sharing some of my latest foodie finds with you and getting the most of out what Florida has to offer.  Once I get to the city I look forward to turning Fun Fearless Foodie into a place to share what I’m learning in school, what I’m learning about the industry, restaurants and markets, and so much more.  I look forward to taking you on this exciting new journey with me as I work to become the Fun Fearless Foodie in the City!