About Foodie Foundry LLC

OUR TEAM

Chef

Graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. She also studied Spanish at UCLA, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Cali, Colombia. She is an award-winning pastry chef, chef de cuisine, and recipe developer. She learned authentic Mexican cooking from culinary superstar Rick Bayless in Veracruz and Oaxaca. She has been working in professional kitchens and teaching people to cook for the past 25 years.

Chef

Graduate of the Kitchen Experience Academy. He has worked in professional kitchens for 30 years at Pioneer Boulangerie, Josephina’s, Ocean Avenue Seafood, Gladstone’s, Malibu Sea Lion, and as corporate chef at Wolfgang Puck’s. He is a fish and seafood expert, pizza maker, knife expert, and an excellent chef instructor.

Our Mission

Our mission is to teach people how to cook – to show them how to select quality ingredients, use the proper equipment and master the best techniques. We want to help people create wonderful food to advance in their careers, or to simply share with their friends and family. We offer Culinary Knowledge and Kitchen Experience with a side of Palate Pleasure!

Internships

COOKING SCHOOLINTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY(FOR TEENS AND ADULTS)

Foodie Foundry LLC is accepting teen (14 years and older) and adult applicants to intern at our school. Applicants must have a passion for cooking and be interested in gaining experience that will help them achieve their goal of becoming a culinary professional. We see this as a unique opportunity to gain knowledge and skills under the guidance and mentorship of a chef-owner and our staff. This is an unpaid internship, but applicants will benefit from the experience to build their resume and may receive credit for future classes and training at our school.

• Internships may lead to future employment opportunities.

• Interns (with children) and assisting with Kids Camp and Monthly Series

may be eligible to have their children attend class during their work.

*One meal is provided per class.

Job duties include:

• Organizing the mise en place and prep for recipes day of the class

• Putting out aprons, towels, and trash cans, before class

• Greeting students, assisting with name tags, aprons, and hand washing instructions

• Assist and aiding with knife handling, measurements, and following recipes

• Help clean as we go, assist in getting dirty dishes to dish station, wipe down work surfaces

• Help with plating up and portion control

• Assist in washing and putting away clean dishes, prepare the kitchen for the next day

Apply for Internship