Raghavan Iyer and Ken Rubin held this Live Event to learn about culinary career paths, leveraging your skill set and 21st century skills for culinary and food professionals. Chef Iyer shared his personal and professional path and answered questions about how to build a career as a culinary professional.
Bombay-born Raghavan Iyer, CCP, is a cookbook author, culinary educator, product development expert, and consultant for numerous national and international clients. He has authored 4 award-winning cookbooks and has contributed to the top food and culinary publications.
Raghavan served as President of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) – a leading organization for culinary professionals in a wide variety of disciplines from around the world. Raghavan won the 2004 IACP Cooking Teacher of the Year and was a Finalist for a 2005 James Beard Journalism Award.
Ken Rubin is a nationally recognized chef, educator, food anthropologist and with over 25 years of broad culinary industry experience. He currently serves as the Chief Culinary Officer at Rouxbe, the world’s leading online culinary school that has helped over 600,000 people learn to cook better. Rouxbe delivers technique focused culinary instruction to home cooks, professional cooks and healthcare professionals around the world through leading edge partnerships with organizations such as Marriott International, Compass USA, The James Beard Foundation, Hyatt Hotels, Trilogy Health Services, Wegmans, The American College of Lifestyle Medicine and many others. Ken has also held top-level teaching and executive leadership positions at well-respected culinary academies and training organizations including Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America, Chefs.com, the Art Institute of Portland, and the Natural Epicurean Academy.
Ken previously served as the Chair of the James Beard Foundation’s Broadcast Media Awards Committee which oversees the national recognition for television, film, radio, and online food media content, and as a Board Director for the International Association Culinary Professionals (IACP) before joining as Trustee and Chair of The Culinary Trust, IACP’s philanthropic foundation founded by Julia Child.
Ken is a regular speaker and presenter at culinary and medical conferences. He received his BA from Colorado College and an MA in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his family enjoying cooking and eating in Portland, Oregon.
You can watch the original video version of this episode on Rouxbe.
