Their names are Marion, Francesca, Kasper, Luis, Walgra, Rodrigo, Hsiu-Ling and Michel... and they will share their paths that lead them to the IPB! Whether they come from France, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Spain Brazil, Taiwan, or Lebanon, they all have this little extra spirit that pushes them to go beyond their limits, be it geographical and/ or professional. We are proud and happy to show you their itineraries that illustrate to what point this profession has “more good points than bad”..and it is Francesca that says so. Happy reading!

> “A career path… so British !” Marion David
We crossed the channel by telephone in order to interview Marion. Live from the realm of Her Majesty, Marion’s children on her lap, the phone in her hand –certainly a pen in the other- and her brain overflowing with ideas. Forget everything you know about gastronomy. Marion has a very personal conception of this subject. As she told us, “There is no longer one unique standard in the restaurant business, there are several !” Without waiting any longer, Let’s Zoom in on Marion To continue

> “The Sweet Life …by Francesca Baldassara”
In Italy, we pass the exam to become a good cook at a very young age” Francesca was not an exception to the rule ! Her grandmother, for whom eating well is like a religion, was her first guide. The IPB took over from there. And today, for those of you who have the chance to visit Cassino, in the center of Italy, eating well has its address - L’Angolo Divino. Explanations… To continue

> “From Madrid to the Californian coast” Luis Alonso
When Luis finished high school at 18, he had three very different professional aspirations; biology, architecture and cooking. He decided on this last choice because, according to him, it was “the most reasonable of the three ?! “ He also admits that the opportunities to travel that are possible in this industry also helped tipped the scales. For Luis, “cooking has always been a family affair”. He learned the rudiments of cooking next to his mother and grandmother in Madrid. Curious as he is, it was while reading the newspaper El Mondo that he discovered the Institute Paul Bocuse and he went for it !  To continue

> “Give oneself the possibility to jump into a project and succeed”
This is the motto of Kasper Kasprzycki-Rosikon, a 25 year old Pole endowed with unusual determination and an inextinguishable curiosity. .In the second year of his masters in Hotel and Restaurant management, his fifth year at the Institut Paul Bocuse, Kasper’s only limits are the ones that he sets for himself. His program of study, both atypical and brilliant is proof... To continue

> “Cultural learning with students from throughout the world” Christoph Lindner
Born in Cologne, Germany in 1982, he grew up in Luxemburg where he was naturalized, Christoph Linden currently lives in Phuket, Thailand !! At the moment, he is doing his 3rd year internship for the culinary arts program at IPB within the framework of a 12 month management training at the very luxurious Aleenta Resort & Spa...  To continue

> Julien Lamensch The financier ?
Julien Lamensch is Belgian. He lived in Brussels for 12 years then left with his parents, to live in Stuttgart. At 16, their destination was France. We might as well mention right away that concerning travel, Julien has had some experience. So, to keep up the rhythm, he thought that the hotel industry would be an ideal passport for maintaining his European spirit and why not go even further…. A question and answer session with Julien... To continue

> « Dare… » Walgra Mello
Walgra runs on instinct. She has projects, one following the other. Her work adapts to her lifestyle and not the other way around. But be careful, sensitive souls stay away, even if she doesn’t say so (it isn’t her style), it is by dedicating her time and spending her energy that she is attacking 3 projects head on. Zoom on Walgra, the IPB adventurer!...  To continue

> Giovanna Raymundo Miranda « ...she gives us the keys to success: diplomacy and reactivity! » The Royal, located at 20 place Bellecour, is the «hotel school » partner of the Institut Paul Bocuse. It was in the comfortable and intimate lounge that we met with Giovanna who, as do all students at the Institut, was carrying out an internship which lasts several weeks in all of the different departments of this four star hotel...  To continue

> « From Brazil to France, from the hotel industry to the kitchen… » Clet Laborde
There are many roads that lead to the chateau de Vivier at the Institut Paul Bocuse, and the road taken by Clet is quite original…  To continue

> "When I was 12 years old, I learned a micro-wave recipe" Karla Senties Silva
Karla is 32 years old. A native of Mexico, she speaks Spanish, French, English and Italian (“a little…”). Today she is celebrating the second birthday of the magazine that she manages which has just published its 12th issue, “Savor & Arte”. A dream which is a little wild, but very real !...  To continue

> "Itinerary of a Frenchman in Mexico" Maxence Rousseau
Obviously, Maxence Rousseau is not Mexican… However, his portrait in this Month of Mexico was inevitable because, even if he was born in Saint Etienne, today he lives in Mexico where, at 27, he has created his own company with his wife, Karla, ex-student at the Institut Paul Bocuse and… Mexican! Let’s trace the path of a Frenchman in Mexic...  To continue

> "IPB’s child wonder !" Enrique Gomez Moro
He came, he saw and he left…but, he came back ! Enrique, as a good Mexican, likes to put spice in his life. From the « Champs Elysées » of Mexico- yes, you read it right !- to SODEXHO Paris, at 26 years old, all he has to show are fearsome experiences and devouring ambition. Zoom on an interesting story… To continue

> "But where will he stop?..." Rodrigo Gutierrez Villareal
The Casianos, do you know it? Two hours before having had Rodrigo on the phone, we didn’t either.We are going to tell you everything, but before that, we must introduce you to Rodrigo. And at only 29 years old, we can only say that his career path is as complex as it is brilliant... To continue

> "Combining high end service and friendliness"  Valéria Hernandez Mejia y Arestegui
It was at the Institut Paul Bocuse’s restaurant that we met Valéria Hernandez, 20 years old and a student in her 2nd year of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Energetic and smiling, she answered our questions in an excellent French... To continue

> “He recipe for success” François Parveau and Hsiu-Ling Fan
François and Hsiu-Ling live in a residential neighborhood, located in a little patch of greenery, in the heart of Taipei. It is in their luxurious apartment that they have been working together for the past few months. Hsiu-Ling, 36 years old, is Taiwanese. François, 28, is French. Today they are married and it is at the Paul Bocuse Institute that they met...  To continue

> “IPB’s first Taiwanese student” Ying-Chi Liu
35 years old, Ying-Chi Liu works in the Pasadena Restaurant in Kaohsiung in Southern Taiwan where she was born. However this was not the path that she had initially chosen…  To continue

> “From a dream to France” Chia-Ching Chiang
At the end of her third year in Hotel and Restaurant management at the Paul Bocuse Institute, Chia-Ching already feels melancholic because “three years here, that does something to you!”...  To continue

> “I am always unsatisfied” Jun-Jun HUANG
The word is out: Are you looking for a perfectionist? Ask Jun-Jun. Whim has no place in her life: she is boiling over with projects, catches each and every opportunity, every experience helps to model her future. At 21, her life is in front of her and she is charging...  To continue

> “IPB in 3 words? Form, taste and heart…” Shin-Chen PU
Shin-Chen is 30 years old and cooking is her life “passion”. But when she started, at 20, it was more or less, as she says, “just a job to put bread on the table”. “It happened just like that” she added. To listen to her, it seems easy, and yet... To continue

> “It is hard to be a woman in the kitchen!” Yen-Chi PAÏ
Yen Chi is discrete, seems very serious, almost authoritarian…But make her smile once, just once, and there you will understand that in the kitchen as elsewhere, everything is a question of sensibility. She is exquisitely sensitive… To continue

> “My project? Opening a gastronomic restaurant worthy of being in the red guide!” Michel Jabbour
A native of Beirut, Michel Jabbour, an alumni of the Institute, puts his little dishes into the big ones: starting with his childhood influences, passing by his career path and professional encounters, Michel, 28 years old, describes his future project and shows us his recipe for happiness presented on a silver platter…
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> “L’IPB forms a Family of young professionals!” Georges Mokbel
Globetrotter, trendy, a little bit “people”, to define Georges, qualifying words aren’t lacking. But one thing is certain; he doesn’t leave you indifferent! From his apartment in Bloomfield hills, Michigan, Georges, 25 years old tells about his “way of life”, with American sauce on the side...  To continue

> “Avoid all Routine” Rana Ghandour
28 years old, Rana Ghandour is head of reservations at the Meridien Hotel in Dubai. It is a place where “everything happens”, a magical city with dazzling growth, the rendez-vous for celebrities coming from throughout the world and therefore, the biggest hotels…  To continue

> “Culinary fusions” Eli Khalife
Yesterday in Beirut, today in Paris at Alain Ducasse’s, tomorrow somewhere maybe in Asia, Eli Khalife likes meeting people and diversity. It is through this that he draws the inspiration to imagine recipes that are often quite original... To continue

> “IPB is picking up momentum” Saïd Oueini
Saïd is currently in his third year at the Institute. He hasn’t yet professionally taken off, but he is on his way…He already has some serious leads. Experience, projects, ambition, his check list is already complete and his trajectory is almost mapped out!  To continue