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FA S H I O N | H O M E | L E I S U R E | D I N I N G | T R AV E L | C U LT U R E KENT Rathbun WORDS Andrew Chalk I t started humbly. William Kent Rathbun got his first job as a dishwasher at a Sambo’s in Kansas City at age 14, having lied that he was a year older. By age 17 he was an apprentice at top dining room La Bonne Auberge. It changed his whole outlook. He learned what haut cuisine was and he liked it. Culinary Family Tree 46 ModernLifestyles.tv