From the time I was young, I’ve been fascinated by trends. In fashion design school, we examined clothes trends which change at a dizzying rate compared to those of food. But food trends are also noticeable. I couldn’t help but observe how a particular dish—whether it...
I started my food journey as a student at FIT in New York City when I was completing an intensive 1-year fashion design program post university. I worked in fashion for a few years but was more excited about what I was making for dinner than what I was designing. I...
Almost as soon as I started working in restaurants in the 1990’s, I started teaching. My teaching adventures began with working with the students in the professional chef training program at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health. I taught in that program...