CSCA Alumni Owned Businesses
Some of our graduates have fulfilled their career goals of opening their own catering companies, private chef businesses, bed & breakfast inns, restaurants and cafes, and bakeries. The following lists just a few...
Catering
Capers Catering, Stoneham, MA - Emma Roberts PCP '93
Bistro a Go-Go, Brookline, MA - Dawn Boulay PCP '93
Any Thyme Catering - Joyce White PCP '88
A Portable Feast, Townsend, MA - Beverly Napior PCP '02
The Urban Chef, Brewster, MA - Jen B. Murray PCP '02, CCP
Nantucket Catering Company, Nantucket, MA - Mark Yelle PCP '89
Classically Gourmet, Norwood, MA - Tracy Spiegel CCP '05
Max Cooks, Pittsfield, MA - Max Ratnarathorn PCP '03
Olives & Herbs - Marc Levine PCP '04
D'Lish Intimate Catering - Rachel Nason PCP '07
From Scratch - Elizabeth Dayton PCP '07
Delectable Desires - Carlene O'Garro PPP '07
Savory Green - Tracy Stamos PCP '07
Kelli Petri Catering - Kelli Petri CCP '05
Nata's Noodles, South Dennis, MA - Frans Weterrings PCP '98
Forklift Catering - Dennis Tourse PCP '01 and James Rogers PCP '04
Chef Chudy - Richard Chudy PCP '08
Joie de Vivre Cuisine - Lisa Plato PCP '10
Saffron and Cinnamon - Eliana Hussain PCP '04
Proprietors
Sweet Solutions - Judy Mattera PCP '89
Private/Personal Chefs
The Urban Chef - Jen B. Murray PCP '02, CCP
Max Cooks, Pittsfield, MA - Max Ratnarathorn PCP '03
Alethea's Kitchen, Beverly, MA - Alethea Bonin PCP '03
Olives & Herbs - Marc Levine PCP '04
D'Lish Intimate Catering - Rachel Nason PCP '07
Full Service Chef - Karen Eddy PCP '09
From Scratch - Elizabeth Dayton PCP '07
TaylorMade Meals - Christine Taylor Garner CCP '06
Elizabeth Humphrey Personal Chef - Elizabeth Humphrey PCP '09
Chef Chudy - Richard Chudy PCP '08
Joie de Vivre Cuisine - Lisa Plato PCP '10
Saffron and Cinnamon - Eliana Hussain PCP '04
Bed & Breakfast Inns
Meadowlark Inn, VT - Lucia Osiecki PCP '00 & Deborah Jones PCP '99
The Bass Cottage, Bar Harbor, ME - Innkeeper Teri Anderholm PCP '99
The Pilgrim's Inn, Deer Island, ME - Tina Oddleifson CCP '01
Restaurants/Cafes
Adrian's Restaurant, Truro, MA - Adrian Cyr PCP '83
Davio's Restaurant, with locations in MA & PA - Steve DiFillippo PCP '84
Avila, Boston, MA - Steve DiFillippo PCP '84
The Elephant Walk, Boston - Gerard Lopez PCP '98, Chef
Harry's Cafe, Mt. Holly, VT & Little Harry's, Rutland, VT - Harrison Pearce III PCP '82
Blues Diner, with locations in Revere & Melrose, MA - Jackie Mello PCP '96
Carla's Bakery & Cafe, York, ME - Carla Rollins PCP '92
La Morra, Brookline, MA - Josh Ziskin PCP '95
Trattoria della Nonna, Mansfield, MA - Ken DeFazio PCP '94
The Blue Door, Mystic, CT - Andrew Madsen PCP '03
Osteria Toscana il Trittone, Pistoia, Italy - Christina Crucido PCP '97
Off Broadway Diner, Taunton, MA - Nuno Souza PCP '02
Hash House A Go-Go, San Diego, CA - Craig "Andy" Beardslee PCP '88
Sixty2 on Wharf, Salem, MA - Tony Bettencourt PCP '01
Serene Restaurant, Andover, MA - Sally Fabian CCP '07
Mystic Soup Co., Mystic, CT - Andrew Madsen PCP '03
Skinny Pancake, Burlington & Montpelier, VT - Timothy Collins PCP '98
2nd Street Cafe, Cambridge, MA - Anthony Miller PCP '05
Bakeries
Bread and Chocolate Bakery Café, Newtonville, MA - Eunice Feller PCP '06
Sweetie Pies, Napa, CA - Toni Chiapetta PCP '86
MudPies & More, Marbleheard, MA - Kristin DePonte PCP '95
Great Cakes, Tyngsboro, MA - Barb Tannebaum PCP '94 & Stan White PCP '94
Delicious Desserts, Falmouth, MA - Lisa Raffael PCP '92
Pie Bakery & Cafe, Newton Centre, MA - Ellen Kaplansky PCP '97
Sweet Things Bakery - Theresa Vernazzaro PPP'07
Pastry Arts
Sweet Eats by Sean, Inc., Wakefield, MA - Sean Leonard PCP '96
A Dozen Eggs - Laura Courtemanche CCP '04
Cooking Schools
Create a Cook, Newton, MA - Jo Horner PCP '06
Meal Makeover Moms, Melrose, MA - Liz Weiss, MS, RD PCP '98
Culinary Underground School of Cookery for Home Chefs, Southborough, MA - Lori Leinbach PCP '96
Products/Mail Order
Emily's Brownies - Emily Kooris CCP '03
A Dozen Eggs - Laura Courtemanche CCP '04
Cow and Crumb - Hilary Koloski PPP '09
Queen of the Pantry - Yvette Taylor PCP '06
Bizzie Lizzie Bakery - Elizabeth Varr PPP '09
3AM Confections - Erica Larson PCP '08
Wineries
Hampton Roads Vineyard, Virginia - Dave Sheldon PCP '06
Cooking Classes & Culinary Events
Tie Your Apron - Rebecca Scheier PCP '07, CCP
Kids Cooking Green - Liza Connolly PCP '89
Taste of Chocolate - Valerie Conyngham PCP '00
Saffron and Cinnamon - Eliana Hussain PCP '04
Other graduates pursue careers in television, food writing, food styling, teaching, and consulting.
Television
Al Roker Productions - Courtney Weiner-Yanni PCP '96
America's Test Kitchen - Meg Suzuki PCP '01
Check Please! Bay Area (KQED) - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
Food Writing
Cook's Illustrated - Eva Katz PCP '89 (freelance)
Cook's Country - Eva Katz PCP '89 (Editor)
The Boston Globe - Julie Riven PCP '87
The Washington Post - Joe Yonan PCP '00
The Boston Globe - Emily Schwab PCP '02
The Boston Globe, Weekly Dig, Stuff@Night - Ruth Tobias PCP '02 (freelance)
Gourmet Magazine - Rob McKeown PCP '99 (Asia Correspondent)
Zagat's Survey - Ruth Tobias PCP '02 (freelance)
Cape Cod Times - Jessica Thomson PCP '03 (freelance)
Best Food Writing 2005 - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
CHOW Magazine - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
Food Blogs
Amuse Bouche - Jo Horner PCP '06
The Grub Report - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
KQED's Bay Area Bites - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
CHOW Magazine - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
The Latest Buzz - Jean Terranova PCP '03, CCP
Food on the Food - Tammy Donroe Inman PCP '01
All Things Jenni - Jenni Harting PPP '09
Make Lunch Not War - Ryan Redmond PCP '07
Hogwash - Jess Thomson PCP '03
My3Loves - Emma Christensen PCP '08
The Urban Kale - Karen Lepri CCP '09
Feed Me Like You Mean It - Alex Lewin PCP '07
Eat Like Athena - Amber Share PCP '07
See Dan Cook - Dan Jablow PCP '09
Kitchen Belle - Mary Kate Paris CCP '09
Boston Burger Blog - Richard Chudy PCP '08
Shucked - Erin Byers-Murray CCP '08
Hampton Roads Vineyard - Dave Sheldon PCP '06
Web Writing
Digital Dish: The Best Food Writing on the Web - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
Cookbooks
The Way We Cook - Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven PCP '87
The Mom's Guide to Meal Makeovers - Janice Bissex and Liz Weiss PCP '98
Cocktail Smarts - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP
Sassy Sips and Nibbles - Emma Roberts PCP '93
Willliams-Sonoma Mastering Cookbook Series - Stephanie Lucianovic PCP '03, CCP (Editor)
Cookie Swap - Julia M. Usher '96
Food Stylists
Mami Koba PCP '91
Hong Xue PCP '04
Retail
Joppa Fine Foods, Newburyport - Renee Cooper-Hardie PCP '03
John Accardi & Sons - Bernadette DeVirgilio PCP '89
For additional alumni assistance or for questions about careers and job placement, please contact Elizabeth Dayton:alumni@cambridgeculinary.com or 617-354-2020, ext. 124.
