Monthly Archives: September 2011

Joralfy Severino is a girl from the Bronx.She got into this major of hospitality management because she would always watch those cooking shows and wanted to become a chef. She then realized that she was good at communicating with people and making them feel good. She also enjoys going to different hotel/resorts and enjoying everything they have to offer.She hopes to one day have her own hotel/resort and the a well known person. She is excited for what is to come and for what she can learn.

George Bueno is a Brooklyn native who has been interested in the culinary arts field for as long as he can remember. He graduated from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School on June 4^th, 2011 and is now attending New York City College of Technology as a Hospitality Management Major in pursuit of someday opening his own restaurant. George has always been an active member of his community and has participated in many local charitable events such as C.H.I.P.S. soup kitchen, and the St. Augustine food pantry. George also has shown interest in starting a clothing line and has made an entrance into the industry with a jewelry brand called Maraud. George’s motto is that life is nothing more than a sum of your experiences, so he makes it his goal to always try new things and to be spontaneous.

My name is Kervin Mathieu and I came to City Tech because I was looking for a major dealing with culinary. I wanted to pursue a culinary profession because I believe I am very motivated to do so. It all started with watching my mother cooking in the kitchen and ever since then the rest has been history. I’ve been cooking for myself, friends, family, and even parties. I was born in Boston, Massachusettes but my family is native to the country of Haiti. I have a number of different dishes I can prepare so I think that is one of the skills that make me very versatile. So far I would have to say my greatest accomplishment in life is graduating high school. Other interests I have are sports and music when I’m not occupied with school work or hanging out. At this point in life I believe school play a bigger role than it has ever has because it determines what you can or will be. I believe I will be doing something that has to do with culinary not only because I love it but because I’m good at it.

Laurie Battaglia, 18 years old, was born and raised in Brooklyn New York. She was born into a very Italian family. Laurie has two older sisters who are very important to her. She is a recent graduate of the High School, Telecommunications Arts and Technology. Laurie did her absolute best during her four years of high school. She finally graduated in June 2011. She currently attends New York City College of Technology majoring in the hospitality management program. Laurie is always watching her sister bake cake and cupcakes and hopes one day she can be just as great as her. She first found out about this great program in City Tech from her sister who is also majoring in Hospitality Management. On Laurie’s time off she likes to go to different places with friends, bake, play soccer and help others when they need the help. Laurie is striving to reach her goal of opening her own bakery with her sister as the baker and her as the owner and manager. She also has another dream after she opens her own business, she would like to go back to school to get her degree to be a therapist. Laurie always thinks positive and strives to do her best with anything she decides to do in life.

Kert Lasdoce is an 18 year old, friendly person with a strong passion for food. Coming from a Filipino background, Kert came in the United States on the year 2007 and was a resident of New York and had lived in Queens throughout the years. Kert’s goals is to become an executive chef and own a restaurant in the future, these dreams were mostly influenced by his habit of watching food network and travel channel. He originally was aiming for a prestigious school like French Culinary Institute or CIA but wasn’t able to go through with the plan because the tuition rates, he hopes to acquire the basic knowledge on the industry at City Tech by majoring at Hospitality Management and be able to make some connections and networks. Kert has experience on the Restaurant business, and is currently working as a busboy at a Greek cafe and lounge down Astoria. He hopes to hone his skills by getting experience on field and gaining the academic knowledge at school.