Master Jr. Chef Alyssa B
Age 15
Jr. Chef since ‘07
My Food Philosophy: no red meats
Teaching kids to make healthier lifestyle choices for themselves and, by extension, their families; while focusing on the common denominator of food to bridge cultural, social and economic divides among young people.
Alyssa and Alice Waters of Chez Paniese in Berkeley
Alyssa and Guy Fieri of The Food Network
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Favorite Cuisine: Vegetarian
Favorite Restaurant: Jack's Urban Eats
Favorite Chef: Jacques Torres
Skills Mastered: Making doughs, and frying fish
Culinary Goals:To open my own bakery
What I know now that I didn't know before becoming a Jr. Chef: How to make pastries
The Jr. Chef program benefited me most by: Teaching me to read recipes all the way through before starting
Culinary accomplishment I'm most proud of: People request me to make and decorate their birthday cake.
Dish I'm Best Known For: Fish tacos
Country I'd like eat my way across: Greece,
Italy, France and Japan
Words of advice to aspiring Jr. Chefs: Master the skill to perfection, and then tweak it any way you want