The Culinary Institute of America
The Culinary Institute of America
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Management Hometown: Chico, CA Biography: Classically trained in vocal performance and jazz, Amy Chicavich discovered that the place where she makes the most beautiful music is in the kitchen. “I love eating. I love food. I love everything about it. It’s like music for me, a whole-body experience,” says Amy Chicavich, a senior airman in the United … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Management Hometown: Redlands, CA Biography: One Wild and Precious Life Dealing with adversity is something we all have to do at some point in our lives. For Jessica Simone, it was a way of life. But according to the Redlands, CA native, without that adversity she wouldn’t be where she is today, exactly where she wants to be—at the CIA. “My mom … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Management Hometown: Fort Collins, CO Biography: How did you become interested in food? As a child, some of my fondest memories came from helping in the kitchen during my Italian family's large holiday dinners. I loved doing any and everything in the kitchen with them. The kitchen was the place to be, it was the center of our celebrations. We cook for our … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Baking and Pastry Arts Management Hometown: Middletown, NY Biography: How did you become interested in food? My interest in the culinary field was rooted in my desire to have a car. At the age of 14, my parents told me if I wanted my own car, I would have to pay for it. So, I got a job as a dishwasher the summer of my freshman year of high school. Soon after, I worked my … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Management Hometown: Miami, FL Biography: How did you become interested in food? I spent all my childhood with my grandma in the kitchen. My mother doesn't know how to cook so I started cooking for her when I was nine years old. My grandma passed away when I was 12 so I took over her kitchen. I really enjoyed it, but it was mostly necessity that drove me to … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Hometown: Detroit, MI Biography: How did you become interested in food? After serving seven proud years through 9-11 and Operation Enduring Freedom, I separated in 2005 and began to bounce miserably from one retail job to another working 13-hour days, six days a week. I felt trapped, stuck in a rut. After working all day, all I wanted to do was go home and … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Management Hometown: Pico Rivera, CA Biography: How did you become interested in food? I became interested at the tender age of 12. I loved the way my mother cooked her delicious meals. I was a curious young boy that almost always had a question or two about my mother's cooking. Who most influenced you? My sister. She is a chef-instructor back home and … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Management Hometown: East Stroudsburg, PA Biography: From the depths of the sea to the depths of “Hell,” Kyle Kupiszewski has experienced his share of pressure. But succeeding in stressful situations has become second nature to this driven CIA student whose experiences in the Navy and as a cooking show contestant have helped him realize exactly what he … [Read more...]
Degree: BPS Major: Culinary Arts Management Hometown: Cold Spring, NY Biography: How did you become interested in food? I really became interested in the restaurant business at a young age. My dad would always tell me stories about the family owned restaurant Luigi's—where he worked growing up. It was a small traditional Italian place and that was when I knew what I wanted to do with my … [Read more...]
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