Young man walks through the shadow of death to live his culinary dream

In June 2015, the Formosa Fun Coast explosion destroyed the immediate dreams of Zhang Cheng-qi (張承騏) and snatched away his best friend, ending their cherished plan to open a business together. Zhang Cheng-qi was just twenty years old at the time of the accident and since then has undergone many operations, including attempts to clean wounds and graft skin. Fortunately, by embracing optimism and passion, Zhang Cheng-qi has overcome his injuries and together with his mother even realized his culinary dream of opening a restaurant. 

On graduation from Kai Ping Culinary School, Zhang Cheng-qi had originally planned to open a panna cotta shop with his college friend following military service but everything changed after the accidental death of his friend and Zhang Cheng-qi's accident. Following the accident, Zhang Cheng-qi’s mother chose to quit her high-paying job and throw herself wholeheartedly into her son’s rehabilitation. Together, they put together a plan for a restaurant, and officially opened it last February. While remaining optimistic about the challenges of life, Zhang Cheng-qi has never given up on his ultimate dream of studying abroad as a chef and in the future hopes to travel to France in pursuit of this endeavor.
 

Young man walks through the shadow of death to live his culinary dream  

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(以下是中文對照)

樂觀走過八仙塵暴 大男孩堅持料理夢

2015年六月，八仙塵爆燒毀了張承騏正要起飛的夢想，也帶走了曾經說好一起創業的朋友。他當時年僅20歲，至今歷經八次手術，分別是六次清創，一次植皮。而今天，張承騏走過傷痛，一路以來始終懷抱樂觀與熱情，並與母親攜手完成開餐廳的夢想。
 
畢業於開平餐飲職業學校的張承騏，原本與同校好友計畫好，等退伍後，他們要合開一家奶酪餐廳，但好友遭逢意外過世，張承騏的母親選擇辭去高薪工作，全心全意陪伴兒子復健，並計畫開設餐廳，去年二月正式開幕。張承騏也沒有放棄出國學習料理的初心，他期許未來要遠赴法國學習料理，也樂觀面對人生挑戰。