Books, death, food, quaranTINIES, coming out, living your authentic life, Maya Angelou, buying lamps, Attitus Fitch, meeting your soul mate later in life, gay weddings, work-life balance, cheese drawers, being a great dad, the 80s, and getting your first born married. What a ride this episode is, as well as Brian's life.

Brian is a dear friend of mine and has always been. Or at least as long as we can remember anyway. He and his late wife were always great hosts and I have fond memories of scooting around San Francisco with them and man could Diane drive a stick in that hilly city! I've yet to meet his husband, but it is something to look forward to, with cheese, of course. Brian is one of the most wise people I know.

Brian Knirk had a career running restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area in the 1990's. The birth of his children changed his priorities and searching for work/life balance began teaching. Brian is department chair for Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management at American River College in Sacramento. In 2013, after the unexpected death of his wife and with two kids in high school, Brian began deep self-reflection that led to living authentically. Brian believes that if you listen and allow it, the universe will guide you. The result has been a joyful journey.And he's another Doctor, PhD, but doesn't talk about that much.

Books:

The celestine prophecy: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9781538730263

Ray bradbury: the butterfly effect: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780060785697

Go Set a Watchman and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780062409867

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780199536061

Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9781545216941

Treasure Island by Stevenson https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780141321004

Michael Pollan and his books about food: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780147514899

Infinite Game: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780735213500

TheoryU: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9781626567986