Benigno Mariano

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I am currently an instructor at the LCB and I relate my success to my inspirational chefs from LCB Pasadena. I am an alma mater an directly attribute my success to my teachers who offered personal and business advice taking time out of their lives to inspire me

Benigno Mariano

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Student retention

As teachers, we must be very patient and tolerant to people in all walks of life. We are educators who lead by example both in our careers and our personal lives. I have always learned to never judge a book by it's cover. And that everyone in life has a story. If we are kind enough to listen and interpret before we didactically try to instruct, our students have a better chance at success.

Benigno Mariano

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Organizational Tools

Organizational tools are crucial to the success of a restaurant. If a chef cant stay organized, how do we make money? Whether through use of notebooks, haccp plans or even a notebook with preferred vendors, we must organize ourselves to remain profitable.

Benigno Mariano

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Clear Expectations

"A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link." Chef Instructors are leaders in the kitchen. We must lead by example and set clear and concise goals for our students. Expectations should be set high and we should adhere to set expextations to achieve success

Benigno Mariano

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Planning

As a Chef, planning is one of the most important aspects of our business. To succeed, chefs must be able to multi-task organization-wide using all of the resources provided.

Benigno Mariano

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My instructional philosophy

My instructional philosophy incorporates my past career experience and my past educational background. Which in my opinion peaks interest in students beacuse I am a LCB graduate who has achieved success in the culinary field.