Chef Aran Goldstein is both a teacher and an entrepreneur who is dedicated towards building skills and intuition around food and cooking for his students and clients so they can live the life they want. Aran graduated from Northeastern University in Boston and received his degree and training in culinary arts from the New England Culinary Institute. His work experiences are many, from brigade work in boutique hotels, stints in Michelin star properties in Italy, to opening a restaurant in China.  As an educator, Chef Goldstein has taught hundreds of culinary and baking lessons, from an organic farm cooking school to current medical students learning about food as medicine. He recently launched a new project called Cook and Live, which supports individuals and families through their journeys in food, cooking, and thriving as humans. CULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: New England Culinary Institute Montpelier, Vermont Website: https://www.cookandlive.co/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/arangoldstein Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefarangoldstein/   Culinary Media Training Workshops: https://foodmedianetwork.com/courses Sign up for the Food Media Network newsletter & email list: https://foodmedianetwork.com/contact Free Culinary School Stories Recipe eBook: https://bit.ly/culinaryschoolrecipes   RATINGS / REVIEW: If you enjoy this episode or the podcast overall, please consider leaving a short review and ratings on Apple Podcasts / iTunes if you have an iPhone or iPad. It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in spreading the word, getting new listeners and guests, as well as sponsors! To do so, click HERE and then scroll down to the “Ratings & Reviews”; tap the amount of stars you want to give; tap on “Write a Review”; create a headline; write your review; click “Send”.  SPONSORSHIP / SUPPORT: If you like the show, this episode, and/or the video clips, why not show your support by buying us a cup or two of coffee to help defray some of the out-of-pocket expenses at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chefroche. We truly appreciate the gesture! Individuals can also donate through Patreon! Please support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/DrProfessorChef. If you contribute just the price of a cup of coffee a week, you will be helping to support the hosting, purchasing, creation and production of our episodes and shows that we produce and give away for free. Companies & Businesses interested in advertising or sponsoring the podcast, please contact us at: [email protected]   ABOUT THE SHOW: Culinary School Stories is a weekly podcast with engaging interviews that shares the stories of people from around the world that have an association with a culinary school in some way. Each episode we bring you the best stories from people around the food service world whose lives have been influenced, impacted, touched and/or enriched, for good or for bad, from their culinary school experience. And this Podcast is dedicated to telling their story! From current students and alumni to faculty and administrators, this interview style podcast allows for longer, more in-depth, open discussions about issues, stories and tales surrounding culinary school. We hope you will listen in and learn what each of our guests has to say as we talk to them about their relationship to culinary school, as well as their journey, the people who helped them, and their goals and dreams for the future. Join us as we ask and discover, “What’s your culinary school story?” RESOURCES: Audience Response Hotline: (207) 835-1275 {Comments, Suggestions or Questions) LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/FoodMediaNetwork CSS Podcast Website: http://www.culinaryschoolstories.com Chef Educator Podcast Website: http://www.chefeducator.com Main Website: https://www.foodmedianetwork.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrChefColin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrProfessorChef Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChefRoche I