短语讲解：

1. But for Amarys Herndon, the love for making tasty food started much earlier.

but for 要不是
例句：I'd have been lost but for you.
要不是你，我就走迷路了。

2. A former employer once told Herndon that, in order to cook food in the style of another culture, one must show that culture respect.

in order to 为了…
例句：He did not come here in order to attend the meeting.
他来这里决不是要参加会议的。