PASTA MAKING CLASS WITH CHEF CANDY - BEND, OREGON

Growing up in an Italian family, food was the center of every gathering.  This influenced Chef Candy Argondizza’s love of food and the desire to pursue it as a career, which began with earning her degree from The Culinary Institute of America.  Chef Candy has led kitchens in some of NYC’s finer restaurants, including invitations to cook at the famed James Beard House.

Chef Candy’s desire to teach let her to the International Culinary Center (formerly the French Culinary Institute) in NYC, where she taught the professional curriculum and mentored many aspiring chefs.  In 2012, she received the prestigious “Educator of the Year” award from the International Association of Culinary Professions (IACP) in recognition of her role as a teacher and administrator.  After a few years of teaching at FCI, she was tapped to lead the entire faculty of both culinary and pastry, and creating curriculum for the professional and amateur programs.  Chef Candy worked alongside ICC’s legendary deans and worked on all of the ICC published cookbooks. Chef Candy moved to Bend in 2017 starting her own culinary business, Ingredient Studio, with her partner. She continues to share her knowledge and talents with all food lovers in Bend and Central Oregon.