Ms. Rose's passion for culinary arts started in her early childhood. When she was little, she cooked with her mom and help her grandmother prepare food for holidays. Even in High school, Ms. Rose took various cooking classes.
She worked in several different kinds of businesses before she realized that she enjoyed teaching the most. Ms. Rose majored in foods in college and always liked high school students. So naturally being a culinary teacher at a high school was the perfect profession for her.
Before coming to El Molino, Ms. Rose taught at la Paloma High School in Los Angeles, then at John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento. She has been teaching at El Molino for nine years. This year she is teaching Foods & Nutrition in 5th and 7th period, Baking & Pastries in 2nd, and Culinary Arts in 4th. Ms. Rose's favorite food is pasta prepared with fresh tomatoes and camprus. "Chef John Ash once told me 'People are like good grapes and good tomatoes. The harder they struggle, the better the character'. I believe this is true!" (Ms. Rose)
Mr.Curtis
As the youngest child in his family and no sisters, Mr. Curtis was taught by his mother to bake cookies and cakes when he was 6 six years old. So he has been interested in culinary from since childhood.
Mr. Curtis loves to teach and likes being around teenagers. It doesn't matter to him what subject he is teaching, as long as he doing it. He has taught almost every subject, except for foreign languages. Before coming to El Molino Mr. Curtis, taught in Idaho for four years, in Oregon for five years, and in Washington for nine years. At El Molino Mr. Curtis taught Auto Shop for ten years and Culinary for the last five years.
This year Mr. Curtis' classes are Foods & Nutrition in 1st, 3rd, and 6th period. He is also teaching Basic Geometry and Algebra at El Molino. Mr. Curtis' favorite food is stuffed Fillet Mignon (grilled), a recipe he made up on his own.
