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.
Master Jr. Chef Josh R.
Age 16
Jr. Chef since ‘08
Food philosophy: be open, try new things, otherwise someday you may look back and wonder why you didn't.
Favorite Cuisine: Asian
Favorite Restaurant: Fuji's in Davis
Favorite Chef: Robert Irvine
Skills Mastered: My favorite achievement is my knife skills
Culinary Goals: to be a head chef and/or own my own restaurant
Culinary accomplishment: Working hands on in a restaurant and seeing my skills put to use.
Dish I am best known for: Asian chicken thighs, my family can not get
enough of these.
Country I would like to eat my way through: China, no doubt.
What I know now: My greatest eye opener was that garlic will taste
different based on how you slice it, dice it, mince it or crush it.
The Jr. Chef Program: it opened my eyes to seeing how a real restaurant runs
and how much time and love goes into the work.
Words of advice: Listen carefully, ask questions, if in doubt and keep on
