About the Chef
Christa Carretero is the Founder and Chef of
Cooking Girl. She is a University of Oklahoma
graduate. In 2003 Christa decided it was time for a
career change and moved to San Francisco where
she attended the California Culinary Academy.
While attending the CCA she ate her way through
San Francisco, from most of the fine dining
restaurants to the best hole in the walls around. In
between eating, Christa found time to extern at Chez
Panisse and work at a Kimpton owned restaurant,
Ponzu.
After graduating in 2004, she moved to Washington,
D.C. where she was hired by Chef Jose Andres to
work with Think Food Group. She started her
culinary tour at Think Food Group working at Jaleo
and then moving on to help open Oyamel. Christa's
last and final stop on the tour was at Cafe Atlantico,
Minibar where she spent four years working under
her mentor Katsuya Fukushima.
Christa continues to keep up with current food
trends. She still works from time to time with Think
Food Group and has worked with other chefs such
as Guillermo Pernot, Douglas Rodriguez and Diana
Kennedy. She has also traveled to Spain to learn
the craft of cheese-making.
Christa Carretero is the Founder and Chef of
Cooking Girl. She is a University of Oklahoma
graduate. In 2003 Christa decided it was time for a
career change and moved to San Francisco where
she attended the California Culinary Academy.
While attending the CCA she ate her way through
San Francisco, from most of the fine dining
restaurants to the best hole in the walls around. In
between eating, Christa found time to extern at Chez
Panisse and work at a Kimpton owned restaurant,
Ponzu.
After graduating in 2004, she moved to Washington,
D.C. where she was hired by Chef Jose Andres to
work with Think Food Group. She started her
culinary tour at Think Food Group working at Jaleo
and then moving on to help open Oyamel. Christa's
last and final stop on the tour was at Cafe Atlantico,
Minibar where she spent four years working under
her mentor Katsuya Fukushima.
Christa continues to keep up with current food
trends. She still works from time to time with Think
Food Group and has worked with other chefs such
as Guillermo Pernot, Douglas Rodriguez and Diana
Kennedy. She has also traveled to Spain to learn
the craft of cheese-making.
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