{"id":372,"date":"2011-12-19T10:07:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T18:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/thisisus\/?p=372"},"modified":"2011-12-19T10:07:43","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T18:07:43","slug":"santa-cruz-man-named-the-best-young-chef-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/2011\/12\/19\/santa-cruz-man-named-the-best-young-chef-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Cruz Man Named &#8220;Best Young Chef&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_383\" style=\"width: 217px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2011\/12\/little_chef01.JPG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2011\/12\/little_chef01.JPG-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"Reilly Meehan Photo\" title=\"little_chef01.JPG\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2011\/12\/little_chef01.JPG-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2011\/12\/little_chef01.JPG.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Reilly Meehan as Iron Chef Morimoto<\/p><\/div>Reilly Meehan had a childhood fascination with food. While other kids were watching cartoons, Reilly was glued to The Iron Chef. After he managed to keep his eyes open for a 24-hour marathon of the Japanese show, his parents weren&#8217;t really surprised when he masqueraded as Chef Morimoto for Halloween. It was also no surprise when Reilly chose to attend culinary school and his folks think he made the right choice. After Graduation Reilly went on to compete for \u201cThe Best, Young International Chef\u201d in Istanbul Turkey. He was the first American and the youngest chef ever to win. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5raizBIP4H8\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reilly Meehan had a childhood fascination with food. While other kids were watching cartoons, Reilly was glued to The Iron Chef. 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