GKTW is currently looking for competitors. O-Town MacDown presented by SeaWorld will take place at the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday, August 23 from 11 a.m. Named one of Fast Casual Magazine's "2018 Movers and Shakers.Do you love mac-n-cheese? Does your mac-n-cheese have a secret ingredient that sets it above the rest? Join Give Kids The World (GKTW) for the inaugural O-Town MacDown and enjoy an afternoon of fun and food the whole family will enjoy! Come stuff your face with mac-and-cheese and help determine the Mac-and-Cheese Kings and Queens of Central Florida, all to benefit children with life-threatening illnesses. La Conspiración de 1809 Cooking School - Morelia - Mexico The Culinary Institute of America - NY - USA University of Phoenix - Puerto Rico - USA Trinity University - Washington, DC - USA Johnson and Wales University - Providence, RI - USA I live in Cleveland, Ohio, with my daughter and my two four-legged sons, Parsley Frederik and Barley Alexander. My new venture is a travel and food blog, which I am planning to launch in the next couple of months. In addition, I am an avid collector of restaurant menus owing over 700 from around the world and dating as far back as the 1800s. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, cooking, wines, painting, photography, and now venturing into golf. As a result, I am bilingual (English/Spanish) with some knowledge/learning of French, Portuguese, Italian, and Catalan. I was lucky to have been born into a culturally diverse family from Cuba, Venezuela, Spain, and Puerto Rico, where I was born and spent my childhood. In addition, in 2020, I wrote "How Angels Become Babies," a children's book about adoption, a topic that is dear to my heart. The book became the #1 cookbook in Puerto Rico (and #2 among all titles) for more than ten straight weeks, a moment in time I will never forget. I am also a best-seller cookbook author, "Gourmet Para Todos Los Días" (Gourmet for Every Day), published in 2007. In addition - and because I love to teach- I owned Let's Cook PR, a cooking school where I taught the wonders of the culinary world to adults and children alike, from beginners to culinary professionals. At the same time, I was Executive Chef and Partner at Guava Restaurant in paradisiac Culebra, Puerto Rico. Here, I offered a range of services, from Recipe and Product Development, Public Speaker / Brand Ambassador, Food and Prop Stylist, Food Photographer, Culinary Instructor, and Lifestyle & Culinary Reporter. While all these were happening, I owned CMI Culinary Group, LLC, a culinary & food service consulting firm. Some of these include Cooking Network, Travel Channel, Food & Beverage Magazine, Flavors and the Menu Magazine,, Fast Casual Magazine, Atlanta Business Journal, Latina Lista, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Magazine, Caras Magazine, El Nuevo Dia, Primera Hora and The San Juan Star Newspapers, Imagen Magazine, Vea Magazine, and Buena Vida Magazine. My career has been showcased countless times on TV, in print, and in online publications. Some networks include Telemundo International, Univision Puerto Rico, Fox-Utilisima (Argentina), WIPR (a PBS Station affiliate), and I was the Puerto Rico hostess of Bizarre Foods – Travel Channel. Additionally, I worked for Disney Golf as their Executive Chef and I was the Puerto Rico Ambassador and Executive Chef for the PR delegation at the Epcot Food and Wine Fest 2014 (Disney World, Orlando, FL).īefore moving to the continental USA, and for over 15 years, I was a chef & on-air talent for multiple television shows. I was also the Senior Corporate Executive Chef for Subway Restaurants. I am the former Corporate Executive Chef and VP of Research and Development (R&D) of Wild Wing Cafe, Backyard Burgers, and Schlotzsky's/ FOCUS Brands. I also produce and edit training material (videos / quick charts ) and photos for promos and LTO, including voice-overs (English & Spanish), food, and prop styling. I am in charge of everything related to our restaurant brands, from recipe and product development to menu engineering, recipe standardizing and costing, kitchen operational efficiency, and representing the Company at trade and promotional events. I am the Corporate Executive Chef of Travel Centers of America. I was honored to be named one of Fast Casual Magazine Movers & Shakers in 2017. I am an award-winning - some say, culinary innovator, trendsetter, and leader in the Food Service & Culinary Industry. Hi!!!! Here is a glimpse of the past 25+ years and what I've been up to lately.
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