Culinary School Stories

GUEST’S NAME: Ryan NielsenCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Western Culinary Institute, Portland, ORBIO: Chef Ryan Nielsen grew up learning how to cook from both of his Grandmothers, bu...

GUEST’S NAME: Ashten GarrettCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, North Miami, FLBIO: Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Ashten Garrett began his professional c...

GUEST’S NAME: Colleen GrapesCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I.BIO: Currently an adjunct professor for New York University’s Steinhardt Fo...

GUEST’S NAME: Christine Guzman-MartinezCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, North Miami, FLBIO: Chef Christine Martinez has always been inspired by the culi...

GUEST’S NAME: Marilyn BaligodCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Le Cordon Bleu, Bangkok, ThailandBIO: Chef Marilyn Baligod is from the northern part of the Philippines, called Pinukpuk, ...

GUEST’S NAME: Kami SmithCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI and Charleston, SCBIO: Prior to joining the world of food manufacturing, Chef Ka...

GUEST’S NAME: Alex RubenicCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, North Miami, FLBIO: Chef Alex Rubenic, a native of the western suburb of Chicago, was gripped...

GUEST’S NAME: Ben SheltonCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NCBIO: Ben Shelton is currently the Executive Pastry Chef at Greensboro Country Clu...

GUEST’S NAME: Stephanie HellerCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Le Cordon Bleu, Scottsdale, AZBIO: Stephanie Heller was born and raised in New York, however an early mid-life crisis / c...

GUEST’S NAME: Kimberly Brock BrownCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: El Centro College, Dallas, TXBIO: Kimberly Brock Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois & raised in the western subu...

Culinary School Stories is a weekly podcast with engaging interviews that shares the stories of people from around the world that have an association with a culinary school in some...

GUEST’S NAME: Joyce Calayag CULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Center for Culinary Arts, Manilla, Philippines BIO: Joyce Esther Calayag was 16 when she began her formal culinary training...