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A Chef Is Born

A Chef is Born by author Otto G. Borsich II is the captivating story of a small-town boy foreordained to become a chef. Action-packed and inspiriting, this compulsively readable memoir-cookbook offers a delicious combination of Forest Gump slathered with Kitchen Confidential served with a generous side of Ratatouille. A Chef is Born will make you laugh, cry, think, and like a great meal, leave you wanting more. Candid, witty, colorful, and at times cutting, indeed, a compelling story. You will savor the flavor of the recipes and prose. This is a literary smorgasbord. An exquisite presentation offering something for everyone. A rarity for any book of any genre. Definitely a must read.

An Otto-Biography

Otto G Borsich II

About Me

Otto G. Borsich II

Me, I’m a small town boy with a big city heart. Born and raised in the Heartland on the North Coast of America I love all things Ohio. The Dawg Pound, the Tribe, the Cav’s and the Buckeyes.

I grew up in an agriculture hamlet known as Brownhelm. Sandwiched between the heart of rock and roll and Cedar Point, the roller coaster capital of the world. Born in the new frontier, surviving the tumultuous sixties, I shipped out for the Navy when punk was shattering the disco ball and never looked back. The Navy was my ticket out of the cornfields to the deep sea as a cook on the USS Patrick Henry SSBN 599, a submarine based in Pearl Harbor. I was plotting my course to become a chef.

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Chef, Author, Speaker, Humanitarian