Culinary School Stories
by Dr. Colin Roche, PhD, MBA, CEC, CCE, FMP, CHE · 61 episodes
SocietyCultureBusiness
Culinary School Stories is a podcast with engaging interviews that shares the stories of people from around the world that have an association with a culinary school in some way. Every week we bring you the best stories from people around the food service world whose lives have been influenced, impacted, touched and/or enriched, for good or for bad, from their culinary school experience. And this Podcast is dedicated to telling their story! From current students and alumni to faculty and administrators, this interview-style podcast allows for longer, more in-depth, open discussions about issues, stories and tales surrounding culinary...
Latest episodes
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58 min
Story #060 - Aran Goldstein
Chef Aran Goldstein is both a teacher and an entrepreneur who is dedicated towards building skills and intuition around food and cooking for his students and clients so they can li…
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1 h 00
Story #059 - Dennis Littley
Chef Dennis Littley started cooking at a very early age and drew his early inspiration from Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet. After completing his training as a chef’s apprentice…
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1 h 04
Story #058 - Jennifer Lee
Chef Jennifer Lee grew up in Mystic, Connecticut where she has had a love and passion for baking and cooking since a very young age. While other kids her age were watching cartoons…
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54 min
Story #057 - Rudy Kloeble
Raised in a family of restaurateurs, Chef Rudy Kloeble grew up assisting in the kitchen and bakery that his dad owned in Idyllwild, CA. He did this from a very young age, starting…
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1 h 05
Story #056 - Mario Limaduran
Chef Mario Limaduran is a native of Bolivia and immigrated to California when he was 14 years old. Raised in a hospitality-driven family, Mario’s love of food first began when his…
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1 h 17
Story #055 - LaToya Larkin
Chef LaToya Larkin, MBA, CCE, has over 20 plus years of expansive knowledge and culinary passion which has led to a lifetime of achievement opportunities. Chef Larkin recently reti…
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55 min
Story #054 - Judy Doherty
Chef Judy Doherty’s passion for cooking began with helping her grandmother make raisin oatmeal for breakfast. From there she held her first food service job at 15 and was then acce…
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1 h 01
Story #053 - John-Michael Collins
Chef John-Michael Collins was born in San Diego, CA and from his earliest memories growing up he can remember a life full of abuse, including physical, mental, and sexual. John-Mic…
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43 min
Story #052 - Tadgh Byrne
Chef Tadgh Byrne grew up in Portugal before moving to Ireland at the age of 9. After high school, he went on to study culinary arts at the Technological University in Dublin. After…
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1 h 01
Story #051 - Jorge de la Torre
Chef Jorge de la Torre is the Director of Culinary Arts for Kitchen Network-Park Hill, a non-profit incubator/accelerator/commissary for minority owned businesses and a workforce d…
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53 min
Story #050 - Will Glass
Chef Will Glass, co-owner and co-founder of HotSugarPop LLC, was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Will developed a passion for Culinary Arts in high school and attended Johnson &…
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1 h 01
Story #049 - Joe Peroney
GUEST’S NAME: Joe PeroneyCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PABIO: Joe Peroney’s culinary career began in 2007 after his division with S…
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1 h 10
Story #048 - Shane Schaibly
GUEST’S NAME: Shane SchaiblyCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, North Miami, FLBIO: Born and raised in a small town just outside of Tampa, FL, Chef Shane Schai…
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1 h 00
Story #047 - Emilia Tomaszycki
GUEST’S NAME: Emilia TomaszyckiCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Culinary Institute of Michigan, Port Huron, MI BIO: Chef Emilia Tomaszycki is originally from Richmond, Michigan. Right…
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1 h 13
Story #046 - Jesse MacDonald
GUEST’S NAME: Jesse MacDonaldCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Culinary Institute of Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandBIO: Chef Jesse MacDonald had no aspirations of becoming…
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59 min
Story #45 - Rando Kauge
GUEST’S NAME: Rando KaugeCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Cesar Ritz, Culinary Arts Academy, SwitzerlandBIO: Chef Rando Kauge grew up in Estonia, which is where his love of food began.…
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55 min
Story #044 - Danielle Benson
GUEST’S NAME: Danielle BensonCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Georgian College, Ontario, CanadaBIO: Chef Danielle Benson is from Ontario, Canada and first got started in the culinary i…
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58 min
Story #043 - Carroll Webb
GUEST’S NAME: Carroll WebbCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RIBIO: Originally from Washington DC., Chef Carroll Webb started his culinary career…
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43 min
Story #042 - Charles Redmon
GUEST’S NAME: Charles RedmonCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Ivy Tech Community College, Muncie, INBIO: Chef Charles Redmon planned on making a career out of the military after he enli…
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1 h 20
Story #041 - Utpal Dighe
GUEST’S NAME: Utpal DigheCULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Johnson & Wales University, North Miami, FLBIO: Chef Utpal Dighe’s journey to the kitchen came after a long career as a courtr…