
Barbara Rodriguez
Graduated from Colorado Culinary Academy in 2015
Pastry Chef
Previously served as Executive Pastry Chef at G.W. Fins
Mother from Honduras and father from Venezuela
Grew up in Metairie and attended Chapelle High School
Chef & Entrepreneur, Top Pop @toppop504

Byron Bradley
Graduated from ICC in 2016 focus on Caribbean + Creole cuisine with Leah Chase as a mentor
Externed with the Calhoun schools’ award-winning lunch program in New York
Executive chef at the Mardi Gras school of cooking and Southern Food and beverage Museum
served in the Navy
2Brothers1Love @2brithers1love is catering Business with Business partner Chef David
Haute Cuisine private chefting.

Chris Okorie
Graduated ICC in 2013 and is an outstanding alumni featured on their website
upon graduating ICC Chris won a 3 week scholarship for executive training in Italy
his culinary focus is Italian food
he is a graduate of Café reconcile in 2010 currently working as executive sous chef at

Christian LeBlanc
Graduated ICC in 2016 at the age of 19 in pastry arts
Grew up in Gentilly and graduate from Saint Augustine high school
Currently a full-time student in the University of New Orleans hotel restaurant and tourism
Management program
Worked as a pastry chef at coquette for two years under James Kubie
Currently working out of Dallas
Delvin Davis
Graduated ICC in 2016
His focus is on Creole cuisine
He is a proud father of Delon Armand Davis
Grew up in Algiers Louisiana and graduated from Helen Cox high school
Currently the Program Coordinator at Cafe Reconcile

Joshua Blue
Graduated ICC in 2018 always expanding his knowledge in different cuisines
Has experience in Mediterranean and Italian cuisine’s
Interned at the munchies test kitchen in New York and has been published on their website graduated from Chalmette high school
Executive Chef at Cafe Amelie
Kieu Tran
Graduated I see see you in 2013 with honors at the top of her class
Pastry chef
After graduation she traveled to south France where she was exposed to their high-quality pastries in bakeries
Grew up in New Orleans East graduated from John Ehret high school
Opened her own bakery studio chasing Wang, where she creates specialty cakes

Cassidy Lewis
Graduate of internal culinary Center in 2018 grew up in Saint Rose, Louisiana and attended NOCCA’s culinary arts program
Pastry chef with an emphasis on French seasonal and local ingredients, a passion for farm and table cooking
Assistant pastry chef to Susan Spicer at Bayona at age 16
Headed pastry at Couvant at the Eliza Jane hotel
Has a growing of her own catering business and pop ups Bumble Bees Pastries
Shandra Robinson
Graduated I CC in 2013
Style of cooking is Creole homestyle
Attended high school at Walther L. Cohen graduated from blue Cliff College as a clinical medical assistant
Syrena Johnson
First recipient of the chefs move scholarship,
French culinary institute (now international culinary center) alumni 2012 at the top of her class.
Graduate and former chef instructor at liberty kitchen
Grew up in uptown New Orleans
Food networks chopped champion
Mentors include Chef Leah chase, BBQ pitt master and NASA engineer Howard conyers, Executive Director of Ray Charles African-American Material Culture program and writer Zella Palmer, and Ms. Linda Green, the “Yakamein Lady”, caterer and entrepreneur
Culinary Instructor for Jobcorps and Chef & Entrepreneur of Chef Syrena Johnson Catering.





