Meet the Team: Eagle Rock Chef Instructor, Carlos Perez
After more than 15 years as a cook in several Miami Beach restaurants, Carlos Perez joined the Eagle Rock School family last fall, working in our kitchen as a chef instructor.
While professionally trained to prepare gourmet meals in a number of styles — including Latin, Italian and American — Carlos admits his favorite task at Eagle Rock is coming out from behind the stoves and ovens and supervising student kitchen patrol teams in meal preparation and cleanup, as well as instructing students in food preparation technique for a few hours each week.
We asked Carlos to let us in on a few details of his life for this blog post. Here’s what he had to reveal:
Eagle Rock: What exactly is it that you do at Eagle Rock?
Carlos Perez: As a cook instructor, I get to spend time each Wednesday and Saturday instructing Eagle Rock School students in a variety of cooking functions and techniques. And while I love to cook, what I really look forward to the most is instructing the students and being a part of their development.
Eagle Rock: What did you do for work before arriving at Eagle Rock?
Carlos: I was a cook in Miami at several restaurants, including a steakhouse, and restaurants serving Continue reading…