# I Quit My Lawyer Job to Cook in Spain. Things Did Not Go According to Plan

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- Published: 2022-03-02T09:15:27-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Illustration by Hazel Zavala. Article by Caitlin Raux Gunther. Bon Appétit – February 23, 2022. A few years ago, 18 months into my law career, I fired off a resignation email to the managing partner of my Madison Avenue firm. The ink was barely dry on my New York bar membership but I had a plan: I would sublet my one bedroom in Cobble Hill and move to an attic apartment overlooking an old train yard in Bilbao, Spain. I would swap tailored pantsuits for a too-big chef’s shirt stained with bone-deep anxiety sweat. I would trade […] Click here to view original web page at www.bonappetit.com