Alumni
Washburne Culinary – Cooking Up Success Stories for Over 70 Years
Listed below are a few of the Washburne Alumni representing the many outstanding foodservice operations here in Chicago.
Jimmy Bannos, Executive Chef/Owner and Cookbook Author – Heaven on Seven Restaurants
- John Castro, District General Manager – Eurest Dining Services, A Member of The Compass Group (the largest foodservice company in the world)
James Dragatsis, Chef/Owner – Marigold Restaurant and Managing Partner – Branch 27
- Jon Dubrick, Executive Chef/Owner – J’ai Restaurant
- Mark Facklam, Culinary Director – The International Culinary School at The Illinois Institute of Art
Keith Morris, Katy Walsh, Mark Soltis, Lorraine Harris (Not in picture) Culinary Arts Teachers – Education To Careers Program of Chicago Public Schools
- Jim Kallas, President, Midwest Region – Eurest Dining Services, A Member of The Compass Group (the largest foodservice company in the world)
- Charles Kowalski, Chef/Owner – Chicago Joe’s
- Mary Beth Liccioni, Owner/Manager – Les Nomades
Heng Lim, Cheese Buyer – Whole Foods Market
- Michael McGreal, Department Chair Culinary and Hospitality Management – Joliet Junior College
John Meyer, Executive Chef/Owner – B.J.’s Market and Bakery
Mary Sue Milliken, Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author and Television Personality – Owner of Border Grill in Santa Monica, Ca and Las Vegas, NV and Food Network’s “Too Hot Tamales” and “Tamales World Tour”
- George Munoz, General Manager Adobo Restaurants – Adobo Restaurants
- Rich Naglich, Corporate Executive Chef and Director of New Product R & D – Allen Broth
- Michael Pivoney, Executive Chef/Partner – Marion Street Cheese Market
- Larry Raymond, Creator – Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce
Porfirio Robles, Corporate Sous Chef –Eurest Dining Services
- Freddy Sanchez, Executive Chef/Partner – Adobo Grill Restaurants in Chicago and Indianapolis
- David Siano, Executive Sous Chef – Horseshoe Casino Hammond
- Jim Singerling, Executive Vice President and CEO – Club Managers Association of America
- Reymundo J Villalobos, Chef de Cuisine – Table Fifty-Two
Kocoa Winbush, Owner – Kocoa’s Kitchen
- Brian Wright, Corporate Chef – Rosebud Restaurants
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