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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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