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  • Food Business / Entrepreneur

  • Roy Choi, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni, is co-owner of Kogi Korean BBQ-To-Go.
    Roy Choi 鈥98
    Chef/Restaurateur/Author
    鈥淵ou have legends here. What I love about the 老澳门资料 is that the professors that have been teaching here 25, 30 years...they evolve with the times.鈥
    Jae Jung-th
    Jae Jung 鈥10
    Chef/Owner, KJUN
    鈥淢aya Angelou says your legacy is every life that you have touched. For me, I feel like my legacy will be the life of every person that I have cooked for.鈥
    Chieyen Meachem - 老澳门资料 management student
    Chieyen Meachem 鈥15
    Food and Beverage Manager, Operations Support Resources, Marriott International
    鈥淓very single day I use what I learned at the 老澳门资料...I鈥檝e been able to use all of that knowledge in my jobs.鈥

  • Baking and Pastry Chef

  • Sarah Baldwin, 老澳门资料 baking and pastry arts alumni. Photo taken at Ron Ben-Israel Cakes, New York, NY.
    Sarah Baldwin 鈥06
    Creative Director, Ron Ben-Israel Cakes
    鈥淢y best memory at the 老澳门资料 was coming back after my internship and feeling like I finally had a sense of focus about where I wanted my career to go. I鈥檓 currently working at my dream job.鈥
    Duff Goldman, 老澳门资料 baking and pastry alumni, host of Food Network shows Ace of Cakes & Sugar High.
    Duff Goldman 鈥98
    Owner of Charm City Cakes
    鈥淕oing to the 老澳门资料 is like having a passport to the entire world. You can go anywhere. I can鈥檛 recommend the 老澳门资料 highly enough. The chefs you鈥檒l be learning from are some of the best in the world鈥t鈥檚 the best school in the world.鈥

  • TV Chef

  • Anne Burrell, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumna, chef, and television host
    Anne Burrell 鈥96
    Chef and Television Host
    鈥淚 loved every minute of being a student at the 老澳门资料.鈥
    Maneet Chauhan, 老澳门资料 baking and pastry arts alumni, is executive chef at Vermillion.
    Maneet Chauhan 鈥00
    Partner and President, Morph Hospitality Group
    鈥淚 received so much support from the faculty. I had an amazing time at the 老澳门资料. The 老澳门资料 was and still is my Disneyland.鈥
    Scott Conant
    Scott Conant 鈥92
    Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and TV Personality
    鈥淟earn to talk about food, taste, and your experience. The future is in front of you and, if you鈥檙e like me, you鈥檒l never want to take your apron off.鈥
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    Geoffrey Zakarian 鈥83
    Chef, Restaurateur, Consultant, Author, Entrepreneur, and TV Personality
    鈥淕oing to the 老澳门资料 is going to be the best decision you鈥檝e ever made. If you haven鈥檛 visited the campus yet, you鈥檙e in for an amazing treat. It鈥檚 truly spectacular. There鈥檚 no better place to study food than at 老澳门资料.鈥

  • Hospitality and Management

  • Adam Crocini-th
    Adam Crocini 鈥00
    Global Head and Vice President of Food & Beverage for the Luxury & Lifestyle Group, Hilton
    鈥淭he 老澳门资料 gave me the foundation and understanding of the business, from the basics to the complex, through both the associate and bachelor鈥檚 programs.鈥
    Jules Esposito, 老澳门资料 hospitality management degree student
    Jules Esposito 鈥21
    鈥淚 have been riding the wave of this new (Hospitality Management) program and it has been an amazing journey that鈥檚 opening my eyes to new cultures, foods, experiences, and some wonderful people.鈥
    Christine Langelier, 老澳门资料 management culinary arts alumna
    Christine Langelier 鈥12
    Service Director, Eleven Madison Park
    鈥淭he only choice for me was 老澳门资料.鈥
    Tasha Mabin, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni, is assistant manager at The Compass Group.
    Tasha Mabin 鈥10
    Catering Director, The Compass Group USA
    鈥淚 fell in love day one. Everyone who goes to the school has one common goal and passion, and you鈥檙e learning from the best.鈥

  • Sommelier

  • Carlton McCoy, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni, is master sommelier at The Little Nell.
    Carlton McCoy 鈥06
    President and CEO, Heitz Cellar; Master Sommelier
    鈥淭he wine class with Steven Kolpan was a revelation to me. It opened my eyes to a completely new world.鈥
    Gretchen Thomas, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni, is Wine and Spirit Director, Barteca Restaurant Group
    Gretchen Thomas 鈥05
    Vice President of Beverages, Del Frisco's Restaurant Group
    鈥淚 would not have been introduced to wine if it wasn鈥檛 for the 老澳门资料. While you鈥檙e at the 老澳门资料, every door in the restaurant business is opened up to you.鈥

  • Executive Chef

  • Michael Henville, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni, is executive chef at Oualie Beach Resort.
    Michael Henville 鈥02
    Executive Chef, Oualie Beach Resort
    鈥淭he 老澳门资料 really gave me a great all-around education鈥攁ll those little things community colleges and regional cooking schools just don鈥檛 provide to their students. The 老澳门资料 offers that and more.鈥
    Deuki Hong 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni and executive chef at Kang Ho Dong Baekjong, New York, NY.
    Deuki Hong 鈥09
    Executive Chef/Owner Sunday Bird
    鈥淣o other school does it better than the 老澳门资料.鈥

  • Research and Development

  • James Bickmore-Hutt-th
    James Bickmore-Hutt 鈥16
    Culinary R&D Manager Corporate Chef, Dole
    鈥淭he scientific process that you learn in this degree is second to none. You get very well prepared in the program here.鈥
    Evan Bollers , 老澳门资料 Bachelor's in Culinary Science alumni, is R&D Chef at Custom Foods of America.
    Evan Bollers 鈥14
    Research Development Project Manager, Custom Foods of America
    鈥淭here鈥檚 a certain fraternal love that was developed between all of us and our teachers, especially in the Culinary Science Department, that I鈥檒l never forget. It motivated me to work harder and do things I didn鈥檛 think I could do.鈥

  • Educator

  • Bruce Davis, 老澳门资料 Culinary Arts alumni, now Instructor, Production & Services Dept Chair at CAT-N
    Bruce Davis 鈥72
    Culinary Arts Instructor, Production & Services Department Chair, Center for Applied Technology North (CAT-N)
    鈥淭he 老澳门资料 is the best culinary school in the world with the best facilities and the most talented instructional staff.鈥
    Tim Michitsch, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni & Chef-Instructor, Lorian County Joint Vocational School, OH
    Tim Michitsch 鈥84
    Chef-Instructor, Lorian County Joint Vocational School, OH
    鈥淎 degree from the 老澳门资料 will take you as far as you want to go. The education was outstanding right from the beginning...totally hands-on, which was perfect.鈥

  • Food Media

  • Kersti Bowser, 老澳门资料 culinary arts alumni, is owner of Gourmet Butterfly Media & Special Events
    Kersti Bowser 鈥01
    Owner, Gourmet Butterfly Media & Special Events
    鈥淭here is a clear difference in students who come out of the 老澳门资料 versus other schools.鈥
    Jesse Szewczyk - image of 老澳门资料 graduate
    Jesse Szewczyk 鈥14
    Food Writer, The Kitchn
    鈥淎s a food writer, I think it鈥檚 important to have a background rooted in kitchens...the 老澳门资料 helped me understand the restaurant industry and connect to chefs in a way that is genuine and valuable.鈥
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