Top Alumni Stories – January 2016

Roy Choi is off to a great start in 2016, he celebrated the grand opening of LocoL, a healthy fast-food alternative, in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. He is also planning on opening his first non-mobile Kogi BBQ in Palms, California.

Four CIA alumni, including CIA President Tim Ryan ’77, Anthony Bourdain ’78, Roy Choi ’98 and Steven Ells ’90 made the Nation’s Restaurants News Power List for 2016.

CIA California grad Jason Raffin ’14, executive chef and part owner of Scotland Yard in San Francisco, has made Zagat’s 30-under-30 list.

Three CIA grads made Forbes magazine’s 30-under-30 list for 2016. Congratulations to Brian Baxter ’07, Karys Logue ’09, And Deuki Hong ’09.

The Careers in Food Media and Communications panel was hosted here on campus.

The participants were:

• Jennifer Armentrout ’97
• Kersti Bowser ’01
• Sarah Carey ’94
• Todd Coleman ’98
• Patrick Decker ’05
• Andrew Caplan ’02
• Erin McDowell ’07
• Sara Moulton ’77