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Hospitality Career Paths

• Present
• During my career, I’ve come to understand that when creating recipes, you won’t always get it the first time – it’s...

  

  Yasmin Gutierrez

  Partner & Executive Pastry Chef

  Beatrix Locations & Beatrix Market (Lettuce Entertain You)

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• Once you know what you’re passionate about, you should try and make yourself known in that area as the expert. If you...

  

  Cannon Porter

  Partner

  Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants

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• The biggest lesson I learned was to find the courage to speak up. I put myself out there and was vulnerable, and...

  

  Jennifer Bell

  CMO & Partner

  Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

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• 2024
• I really do my best to stay unplugged from work when I am with my family. This wasn't always the case but more...

  

  John Aldape

  Partner & Director of Operations

  The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group

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• 2022
• Our industry inspires me to create interesting and thought provoking food that makes people excited about dining out.

  

  Dan Snowden

  Culinary Director

  Land and Sea Dept.

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• 2016
• The idea that people can have a truly great experience and you can make someone’s day in a matter of hours is what...

  

  Joancarlo Parkhurst

  Chef/Owner

  La Famosa

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• 2006
• Be fearless, do all of the work, mentor more and always have a bigger bottle of champagne than everyone else, chilled...

  

  Belinda Chang

  CEO

  Belinda Chang

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