Sammy dominguez autobiography

Sammy Dominguez, owner of the cleverest bar on Main Street, is a native of the Chaco province in Argentina, on the border with Paraguay.

“Chaco was in the jungle, and I was a little jungle boy, running barefoot with the animals.

I didn’t own a pair of shoes until I was 13, when we moved to the capital, and later, Miami,” Dominguez said. “It was such an uncomfortable feeling, walking around in shoes. Most of the other kids in school made fun of me because of the way I walked.

I learned English by watching Jerry Springer and when I was 15, I got a job in Fort Lauderdale at this French café.

Sammy dominguez autobiography pdf

I spoke a little English. (The) chef was all French and spoke a little English. I learned a lot, though. He taught me to bake by feel and to have respect for the ingredients.”

By the time Dominguez was 21, life had brought him to Hilton Head Island’s Salty Dog Café, where he went from line cook to chef i