A little about me........
I started to get excited about food at 2 years old when my Abuelita started to teach me how to make flour tortillas, and so it began. I went to Johnson & Wales University when I received my Associates in Culinary Arts and my Bachelors in Food Service Management. I started working as a Head Chef when I was 20years old and still in college. I learned early on that this industry offers many opportunities, but you have to be willing to work hard and present yourself in a professional manner.
I have been a prep cook, Assistant Manager, Sous Chef, Executive Chef and I have taught Culinary Arts at the college level for 11 years. I have worked for businesses such as Acenar, Darden, Compass Group, Freetail Brewing Company, and Starbucks. I am excited to teach our students for my third year at Burbank about the crazy fun world of being a Chef!
Go Bulldogs!
My Schedule:
A Days: 1st Period- Conference
2nd Period- Intro to Culinary Arts
A Lunch
3rd/4th Period - Culinary 1
B Days: 5th/6th Period - Culinary Practicum
A Lunch
7th/8th Period - Advanced Culinary
Tutoring is Available by appointment only please reach out with me to schedule. I am here to help you succeed.
My Classes & What we are learning:
Intro to Culinary Arts -
-Safety in the kitchen -Sanitation basics -How to make Stocks
-Knife safety and handling -Knife skills basics on cuts -Kitchen Math measuring -Develop a resume/practice interviewing skills -Reading recipes -Seasoning, sugars, vinegars, fats IDs
Culinary -
-Mother sauces/Sauce making -Practice knife cuts -Starch Cookery
-Vegetable Cookery -Kitchen Math -Egg Cookery -Menus Development
-Costing Recipes -Management skill work -Work Based Learning
Advanced Culinary-
-Some Protein breakdown -Kitchen Math -Fruit ID and Preparation
-US Regional Cuisine -Seafood Cookery -Cooking Methods -Menus -Catering -Desserts -Work Based Learning
Practicum Culinary-
-Baking breads and desserts -Kitchen Math -Catering Skills
-ServSafe -Kitchen Management -Cooking methods -Work Based Learning