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Article: LOVE OF COOKING GROWS FROM NEED HE'S NOT ONE FOR RECIPES AND INSTEAD PICKS THINGS UP FROM BUSINESSES HE SERVICES.(DAYBREAK)(LOOK WHAT'S COOKING)(Column)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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Byline: Paige L. Graham For the State Journal
Bernie Peterson's culinary skills developed out of necessity while he was living on his own in high school.
"I left home at age 16 1/2," he said, explaining that he rented a basement apartment on Monroe Street in Madison and commuted to Oregon High School. "I was just the kind of kid who wanted to be on my own. I didn't like a lot of supervision. A guy shouldn't say he didn't need his parents, but I had a plan."
His plan eventually included owning his own business, but first, he needed to experiment in the kitchen.
"I was tired of mac-and-cheese and hot dogs," he said. "I wanted to figure ...