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Hear From CCA Alumni Who Love What They Do for a Living
Hear from graduates of California Culinary Academy who work in creative, respected careers that they love.
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Peter Rudolph (1995 CCA Graduate)
Chef De Cuisine
Navio Restaurant at the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA
"The best thing about my career is the freedom to be creative and the satisfaction in producing dishes that utilize the finest products available. I want to convey to younger chefs that there is a healthy industry awaiting them and to be excited and energized."
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Roxanne Klein (1994 CCA Graduate)
Chef
Roxanne's, Larkspur, CA
"At CCA you build a solid base of skills and knowledge that you cannot gain by simply working in restaurants. You are exposed to a broad range of skills and types of cuisines. Not only do you come out of CCA qualified for a good job, you also have had the opportunity to really discover what culinary expertise will be the focus of your pursuits."
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Chazzalynde Mathemeier (2002 CCA Graduate)
Pastry Cook
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma, CA
"My CCA culinary education is the most essential element in my skill set. It taught me how to be creative with food, how to communicate with culinary peers and how to gather knowledge about local culinary tastes."
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Todd Bauer (1998 CCA Graduate)
Pastry Cook
Asia de Cuba at the Clift Hotel, San Francisco, CA
"Baking and pastry arts is possibly one of the most fun ways to make people happy and to express yourself through your work."
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Where Our Alumni Have Worked
UNITED STATES
Aqua, San Francisco, CA
Asia de Cuba, San Francisco, CA
Aubergine, Newport Beach, CA
Benziger Family Winery, Glen Ellen, CA
Biba Restaurant, Boston, MA
Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL
Boulevard Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
Brennan's Restaurant, New Orleans, LA
Campton Place, San Francisco, CA
Castle Hill Inn & Resort, Newport, RI
Chadwick, Beverly Hills, CA
Charlie Trotter's, Chicago, IL
Chateau Souverain, Geysersville, CA
Chez Panisse, Berkeley, CA
Claremont Resort and Spa, Berkeley, CA
Crow Canyon Country Club, Danville, CA
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa,
Sonoma, CA
Farallon, San Francisco, CA
Fetzer Vineyards, Hopland, CA
Food Network Television, New York, NY
Four Seasons Biltmore, Santa Barbara, CA
Four Seasons Houston, Houston, TX
Four Seasons Olympic Hotel, Seattle, WA
French Laundry, Yountville, CA
Geronimo Restaurant, Santa Fe, NM
Hilton Key West, Key West, FL
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, HI
Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, CA
Hyatt Orlando, Orlando, FL
Hyatt Regency, Kauai, HI
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill,
Washington, D.C.
Hyatt Regency Westshore, Tampa, FL
Imperial Palace Resort Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Inn at Little Washington, Washington, VA
Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, CA
Kahala Mandarin Hotel, Honolulu, HI
K-Paul Louisiana Kitchen, New Orleans, LA
Le Bec-Fin, Philadelphia, PA
Le Cirque, New York, NY
Le Cirque at Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV
Lodge at Rancho Mirage, Rancho Mirage, CA
Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado, CA
Lucasfilm Ltd., San Rafael, CA
Maisonette, Cincinnati, OH
Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai City, HI
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Marriott Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, Rancho Mirage, CA
Meadow Country Club, Fairfax, CA
Pebble Beach Resort, Pebble Beach, CA
Phoenician Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
Picasso at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV
Planet Hollywood Reno, Reno, NV
Rainbow Room, New York, NY
Red Sage, Washington, D.C.
Restaurant Daniel, New York, NY
Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco, CA
Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, Amelia Island, FL
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay, CA
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, CA
Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Ray,
Marina Del Ray, CA
Ritz-Carlton Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville, CA
Roxanne's, Larkspur, CA
Saveur Magazine, New York, NY
Scala's Bistro, San Francisco, CA
Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club,
Menlo Park, CA
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA
Skyline Guest Ranch, Telluride, CO
Spago-Hollywood, West Hollywood, CA
Stanford Park Hotel, Menlo Park, CA
Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City, UT
Sunriver Lodge and Resort, Sunriver, OR
Sunset Publishing Company, Menlo Park, CA
Sweet Basil, Vail, CO
The American Club, Kohler, WI
The Biltmore Estate, Ashville, NC
The Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL
The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO
The Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, ID
The Greenbriar, White Sulpher Springs, WV
The Little Nell, Aspen, CO
The Mansion at Turtle Creek, Dallas, TX
Tra Vigne, St. Helena, CA
Tulio Ristorante, Seattle, WA
Ventana Inn and Spa, Big Sur, CA
Waverly Country Club, Portland, OR
Wildwood Restaurant, Portland, OR
Williams-Sonoma, San Francisco, CA
Wyndham Casa Marin Resort, Key West, FL
Yan Can Cook, Foster City, CA
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OVERSEAS
Cin Cin on Quay, Auckland, New Zealand
Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore
Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, Paris, France
Le Jules Verne | Altitude 95, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Ristorante Cibreo, Florence, Italy
Sheraton Buganvilias Resort & Towers, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The Clarence Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
The Peninsula, Manila, Philippines
The Savoy, London, England
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