Tirrell Anthony, the President of Le Cordon Blue College of Culinary Arts in Orlando, Florida introduced me to Chef Daryl Shular in 2016 at the college.  I made some of my dairy-free chocolate truffles as a special treat for Chef Shular. He enjoyed the truffles, and we even talked about us getting together and throwing down in the kitchen one day. During our conversation Chef Shular shared with me his dream of opening his own culinary school. Five years later his dream is no longer a dream. The Shular Institute will open in 2021. Daryl Shular was always an individual driven to achieve excellence. This is shown throughout his culinary career. In 2008 he was a member of the internationally recognized ACF United States Culinary Olympic Team representing the United States in international culinary competitions. The team achievement was an Olympic Gold Medal, winning top honors against 63 teams at the IKA “Culinary Olympics” held every four years in Erfurt, Germany. In 2014 Daryl Shular became the first African American to pass the 130-hour; eight-day test known as the Master Chef exam and secured his name in the culinary history books by earning the prestigious title of Master Chef.