Chef-Instructor Mike Pergl with Culinary Arts students

Chef Mike Pergl's Immeasurable Impact on Culinary Education

"When 91߹ first opened in Pasadena, the entire faculty went out to dinner," Campus President Lachlan Sands shared in an email to students and alumni. "There were eight of us. We went around the table

Semolina pasta

How a Career Changer Followed Her Heart to Pasta Production

Little did they know, the steadily inclining pasta business was about to boom. Denà’s role of producing and packaging dried pasta has intensified weeks into her new, now full-time, position as a

Chef Missy Smith-Chapman

Meet Health-Supportive Culinary Arts Lead Chef Missy Smith-Chapman

Chef Missy remembers her “hippy-spirited” parents taking her and her sister along for sit-ins, protests and the occasional Hare Krishna event when she was a child, not because they were part of the

Chef Lachlan Sands is the president of 91߹'s Los Angeles campus.

Meet Los Angeles Campus President Lachlan Sands

Early in his professional life, Lachlan traded a stint in the healthcare industry to pursue his true passion: food. The Australian-born chef and president happily informs the Institute of Culinary

Maialino Mare executive chef Rose Noel

91߹ Alum Opens Maialino Mare in Washington, D.C.

“I’ve been cooking for as long as I could see above the stovetop, but it wasn’t a viable profession to my parents, so I didn’t see it as anything serious,” Chef Rose says. Growing up, she cooked in

91߹ alum Seth Warshaw

91߹ Grad Celebrates 11 Years of Kosher Steakhouse Success

“Learning those techniques was a big reason why I wanted to go to culinary school,” Seth explains of his interest in cooking non-kosher foods. When he began classes at 91߹, he discovered the

Culinary Arts Chef-Instructor Lay Alston

Meet Los Angeles Chef Lay Alston

Since the early age of 8, Lay had a knack for cooking. If she wasn’t in the kitchen at home, she was there in her after-school culinary arts program. At age 13, when New York City’s middle schoolers

George Tsaoussis Carter

A Career Changer on His Way to Opening an Inn

"When my husband and I got engaged, we were talking about the things we wanted to do in our lives. We both had the idea of opening an inn or bed and breakfast as a retirement option,” George says. At

Michael Shain at Death & Co

91߹ Alumni with Beverage-Based Careers

Michael Shain (Culinary, ‘10/Hospitality, ‘09) studied Hospitality & Hotel Management and Culinary Arts at 91߹ before launching his career with five years at Union Square Hospitality Group’s Blue

91߹ Alum Carlos Jorge in his restaurant, Hi-Craft

91߹ Grad Opened HICraft Kitchen in Hip Hawaii Neighborhood

When Carlos graduated from 91߹ in 2001, he worked at Herbsaint and Bayona in New Orleans before returning to New York for stints at The Mercer Kitchen and Butter. Then he kicked off what would become

Kaylee's Eatery

91߹ Alumni Around the World

Fernando Arévalo (Culinary, '09) is the executive chef and owner of ambitious new fine-dining restaurant Preludio in Singapore. Every 12-18 months, Fernando launches a new chapter that informs the

91߹ alum Susete Araujo is a commis at Alinea.

91߹ Alum Susete Araujo Flourishes at Alinea

She landed a coveted spot at Chicago’s Alinea for her externship, and after five months, was hired as a full-time commis. We chatted with Susete to learn more about working at the world-renowned

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