Alejandro
My name is Alejandro.
I’m originally from Cuba. Before coming to the USA, I had a Visa to Mexico, and from there, I crossed the border into the United States.
In the past, my primary place of work used to be butcher shops, although I worked in some restaurants. I learned to work with chicken, pork, beef, and everything at the butcher shops! I loved when they would bring me a whole animal, and I got the chance to do all the cuts. That’s where my passion lies.
I’m currently working at a restaurant, which is a new world for me. But I have the will to work and learn a lot about it. It brings me joy that I get to integrate everything I learned about meats in my previous jobs into this one.
JC
My name is JC, and I’m from Brazil. I’ve been living in the USA for the past four years. I worked in the kitchen for ten years while I was in Brazil.
I studied gastronomy in Brazil and decided to travel to the USA to look for job opportunities and search for new knowledge. I chose Italian food because it’s a bit different than the cuisine I was used to. Back home, I cooked Brazilian, Chinese, and French food. Here, I found an opportunity to learn something new. I like seafood, the rush, the pans, the cooking pots, and most importantly, the friends you make in the kitchen.