According to Ebony:

Cooking isnt an applied science to most. But for Megan Brown, the restaurant serves as their lab. Brown is the executive chef at the Graduate Hotel Roosevelt Islands chic eateries Anything at Al l (think casual yet sophisticated university library) and the Panorama Room (a posh rooftop retreat). …

… After dropping out of high school and becoming homeless, Brown eventually earned a GED and decided to enroll in culinary school. Food saved my life, says Brown….

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Learn more about Chef Megan Brown’s journey from homelessness to the Culinary Institute of America and now Roosevelt Island’s Graduate Hotel from this 2019 Hub Culture video.