Samantha Richardson
Class of ‘10
St. Cloud State University
(Visit of Global Chef Johann Becker of Sodexo South Africa)

“The food was delicious! We should have one at least once a week!”

Madeleine Hawks
Class of ‘09
University of Mary Washington
(Visit of Global Chef Joaquin Suarez of Sodexo Colombia)

“I think that the Global Chef Program is a great experience that UMKC really benefits from. I enjoyed it and I can imagine that everyone else who attended also enjoyed the day. Bring more Global Chef's to UMKC!”

Amy Kucharo
Class of ‘10
University of Missouri – Kansas City
(Visit of Global Chef Juan Carlos Barzola of Sodexo Peru)

“It was fun to experience authentic cuisine from another country.”

Rachel High
Class of ‘10
Rockhurst University
(Visit of Global Chef Juan Carlos Barzola of Sodexo Peru)

“Being on my school's food advising committee, I was able to meet and talk with our Global Chef, Joaquin Suarez of Sodexo Colombia. I thought he was very well spoken, and had great ideas for ways to incorporate some of his styles into more of our cuisine. He also seemed quite excited to receive ideas from our chefs and encouraged the exchanges.”

Whitney Ivey
Class of ‘08
Emory University

“I was standing in line at the station where the Global Chef's dishes were served and a man walks up to me and greets me in Spanish. Then with a smile begins to describe the food he had prepared (in English) and soon a group of people were standing around listening to him. Joaquín was very friendly and outgoing, an ideal ambassador.”

Lauren Rodriguez
Class of ‘09
Emory University

“I thought that the Global Chef Progam was a great idea and a great way to experience another culture without having to travel. The event was done perfectly.”

Bob Edington
Class of ‘09
Nichols College

“I thought the Global Chef Program was very well put together and Chef Tan was a pleasure to have on campus!”

Kayla Bertrand
Class of ‘09
Nichols College

“I thoroughly enjoyed getting to meet Chef Juan Carlos. He is a great guy and the food from Peru was absolutely amazing! And that's from a picky eater. What a wonderful experience for my college to enjoy!”

Thomas Pressly
Class of ‘09
Texas Christian University

"The opportunity to have Chef Samarn was amazing. I was very pleased that our campus was able to participate in this program. I am a person who tends to eat the same old food and not try new things all the time. When we had Chef Samarn here, I took the opportunity and tried the food he was cooking. The food was very good and I enjoyed the options we had. I heard many students who were excited about this program and they enjoyed the festivities during the week. One evening, I myself had the opportunity to help prepare the meal and serve dinner. This was a great opportunity to see how our meals are prepared daily, and especially the theme meals and I got to work directly with Chef Samarn and our head chefs from Keene. The Global Chef program is a wonderful program and I am very glad that our campus and I had the opportunity to participate in this program. I hope that we will get to do this more in the future. "

Daniel Saucier
Student & Chairman - Food Service Advisory Committee
Keene State College

“I just wanted to inform you that the Colombian Chef, Joaquin Suarez, who was at Ramapo this past week, was excellent. The food was very tasty and well made. Having more international cuisine makes the food menu at school a little more exciting and different."

Anabel Tonkovic
Student
Ramapo College of New Jersey

“The opportunity was interesting and the food was definitely different from what we are accustomed to eating. It was refreshing to try something from Colombia. The station was also nicely decorated and overall the program was nice to have on campus. The food was great."

Sam Sheehan
Student
Ramapo College of New Jersey