JW Marriott Desert Ridge

I graduated from The Culinary Institute of America, New York with the Associates degree in Baking and Pastry Arts in August, 2013. Before that I used to work in India as a Sous Chef in one of the best fine dining restaurants named Indian Accent which comes under Old World Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. And top 50 in Asia.

I did my advanced diploma in Culinary Arts and Pastry from City and Guilds, U.K. Then I completed my Bachelors in Hospitality Management in 2005. After that I joined Radisson Hotels as Pastry cook 2 and worked there for two years before I joined Old World Hospitality as a Management Trainee where I gradually became Kitchen Executive, Junior Sous Chef and then Sous Chef. After that in 2011 I decided to opt for CIA for my further studies.

Currently I am working with JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix as a Pastry cook 2. I am very passionate about my profession and wants to be one of the best in the industry.

1789 Restaurant

The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead

Kadi Waller discovered her love of cooking at a very young age but it wasn’t until working in a few restaurants that she decided to make it her career. Kadi attended The Art Institute of Atlanta in 2010. Under the tutelage of distinguished chef instructors, excelled in the art of pastry. After graduating cum laude in 2012, Kadi worked to help develop and open a restaurant, then moved into freelance catering. She also worked at a renown bean to bar chocolate shop based in Atlanta, before landing her dream job at the Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead.

Kadi has come far from teaching herself to make pancakes at the age of 6, and her ambitions will take her much farther as she continues to hone her skills through competition and a learning conducive work environment.