If we were sitting across from each other, this is what I'd share with you.
This isn't a book about becoming a chef.
It's about the moments that stay with us long after we've lived them.
At fifteen, I walked into a professional kitchen in New York City believing I had found a job. What began as an after-school shift became a lifetime of experiences worth writing about.
Here Until I'm Not follows my journey from entering a professional kitchen in New York City to building a life in Southern California. Spanning more than three decades, the memoir explores resilience, relationships, mistakes, second chances, and the reality that life is rarely only one thing at a time.
Some chapters aren't meant to be solved.
They're meant to be lived through.
This isn't about having it all figured out.
It's about telling the truth.
Our lives may be very different.
If somewhere in these pages you find a piece of your own story, then every mile of the journey was worth sharing.
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C.B. Peters writes under a pen name, choosing to keep the focus on the work rather than the author. Born and raised in New York City and now living in Southern California, Peters draws on more than three decades of experience in professional kitchens and everyday life.His debut memoir, "Here Until I'm Not", is told with honesty, humor, and reflection. It explores relationships, successes, failures, and the seemingly ordinary moments that quietly shape who we become.Rather than offering lessons or easy answers, Peters simply shares the journey as it happened. The memoir invites readers to laugh, cringe, reflect, and perhaps recognize pieces of their own lives along the way.
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