Chef
Mark Gasquet
American Personal & Private Chef Association
(504) 733-3796 Fax:( 504) 736-0651
Email: mgasquet@aol.com
CHEF MARK
GASQUET loves to cook and has been doing it very well for almost
50 years! His professional training began courtesy of Uncle Sam
and the U.S. Army's Cooks' and Bakers' School at Fort Lee, Virginia
in 1954.
He has
worked with chefs of the French army while stationed in Berlin,
taken classes at le Cordon Bleu in London , Le Cordon Bleu and Ritz
Carlton in Paris. Peter Kump's New York School of Cooking, and the
C.I.A. (Culinary Institute of America) in California.
He continues
his culinary training through attending workshops such as Ecole
Ritz Escoffier in Paris.
For the
past few years he has conducted culinary arts classes for Delgado
Community College, and the Jefferson Parish (county) Recreation
Department.
His classes
Introduction to Cooking, Introduction to Gourmet Cooking, and A
Culinary Journey have met with great success.
For the last several years Chef Mark has enjoyed demonstrating the
true cuisine of New Orleans at several culinary events and schools;
one of which has been the French Culinary Institute in New York
City. Currently he has produced a cookbook, Healthy
New Orleans Cuisine which has over 225 recipes representing
delicious Creole and Cajun cuisine designed to meet the nutritional
values and exchanges for diabetics and others who are seeking great
flavors without “bad” fats and salt but keeping the
fantastic tastes of the Crescent City. To order, just call (504)
733-3796 or e-mail mgasquet@aol.com. Cost? $22.00 postage
included.
He is an active member of the American Personal & Private Chef
Association.
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