Cesar Gutierrez is the culinary director of Pinstripes, which
has three locations in Illinois and one in Minnesota, in Edina.
(Courtesy of Pinstripes)  Occupation: Culinary director of
Pinstripes (four locations, three in Illinois, one at 3849
Gallagher Drive, Edina; 952-835-6440; pinstripes.com)  Age: 39
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I loved animals, so I wanted to be a veterinarian; and I loved
building things, so I wanted to be an architect.  What was your
first job in the food industry? My mom had a restaurant in
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. So every day after school, instead
of going home, I went to the restaurant, where I did my homework
and helped with anything.  How did you wind up in the restaurant
business? Growing up, I saw my mom grinding it every day. She'd
get up at 4 a.m. She'd drive her big Ford truck to the market
and load it up with tomatoes, other vegetables, this and that.
She didn't come home until 9 or 10 p.m. every single day. I
thought, "What a hard