This was our last restaurant and were very proud that we were considered a treasure of Alberta..Here are Chefs hard at work doing a Christmas dinner we hosted every year in our little village.

http://www.treasuresof.com/ and key in Bentley to see our store and a write up.

Hubby and I attended Culinary Arts in Calgary in our late 40's and it was a two year course at that time. It was hardest for me as I had to relearn everything and would continually hear the Chefs yell, "quit doing it like a housewife Lori!!"
I was so proud of my hubby when he won the top scholarship which paid for our second years tuition.
We had some difficulty initially with kitchen territory at home but one of our chefs explained that he and his own wife (who was also a Chef) said you decide who is doing what in the kitchen.
We were a great team hubby and I and although for about 36 years of working 15 hour days it was quite an experience, we survived but THOROUGHLY enjoying our freedom.
I thought I might miss my little cafe but NOT for a moment. I only missed one customer "Dora" who would sit in the same chair every am and pm and have the same thing everytime.
She was like a second mom to hubby and I.
The SAIT program now is only 8 months and I have NO idea how they could learn what we had to. It was NOT an easy program and I am not sure if I knew then what I know now I would have taken it.

For any of you in the USA to find any neat independent places and not just food go to the www.treasuresof.com and key in your place and State...it is VERY interesting to find some excellent places to visit or eat.