Sarah Ford | May 21, 2014

Jonah Turns His Wish Into a Career

It’s difficult for many people to figure out just what they want in this world. But some of us just seem to know what they’re born to do. Jonah just so happens to be one of those people. His love for cooking came to him at a young age. Jonah would cook large family meals and loved playing around with different flavors and tastes – a true artist of his craft. So when Jonah was diagnosed with cancer and Make-A-Wish asked him what his one true wish was, he knew exactly what he wanted to wish for: a chance to go to culinary school.

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