In this episode of the Culinary Chronicles Podcast, Lisa talks with Amanda Testani. Amanda has always loved to be in the kitchen and began cooking at a very early age with her Italian grandparents making homemade pasta and Italian cookies. She has been with Le Dolci for over 2 years now and recently was promoted to Lead Instructor and Manager of our Culinary Classroom.

In our conversation, Lisa and Amanda talk about:

• Check out Amanda’s journey from her background in arts and pastry to head chef of the Culinary Classroom
• Her experience with teaching all ages and all levels in the classroom and what her thoughts are on the ‘perfect’ age to start teaching your kids in the kitchen
• Her knowledge and experience in the food industry
• How she cooks for herself and her partner at home with non-traditional schedules of work
• What her go to meal would be when she invites family and friends for a meal
• The food trends she is seeing in the food industry currently

Enjoy the conversation!

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