Chef Ron Duprat Never A Problem, Always An Opportunity! Company: Ron Duprat Hospitality Consulting Location: Chicago, Illinois Website: www.chefronduprat.com

Biography:
Born and raised on the island of Haiti, Chef Ron began his culinary career at the early age of 16. After winning the National U.S. Skill Olympic Gold Medal in the Vocation Industrial Clubs of America competition despite being only 17 years old, he used his talents and enterprising personality to begin a culinary career and education that is still flourishing today.

Educated at France's most prestigious culinary school, Ecole de la Recolte, and the United States' longstanding premier culinary institution, The CIA (Culinary Institute of America), Chef Ron Duprat has a multitude of skills and techniques at his fingertips. After completing his training at the CIA, he traveled to the Boujolais in France one of the most exclusive five-star hotels in the world, where he apprenticed with Pierre Doussan.

Chef Ron has held positions at leading restaurants and resorts across the country, including Restaurant Chef at the Noble House, Executive Chef at the Estuary Grey Oaks at Pelican Bay Country Club, Chef de Cuisine at the Ritz Carlton, and Executive Chef at the Montauk Yacht Club.

Currently, Chef Ron is dazzling guests at the prestigious Montauk Yacht Club on the eastern tip of Long Island. Well versed in the use of fresh local ingredients, Chef Ron utilizes the fruits of the region in preparing such sumptuous dishes as fresh Ahi Tuna, and his award winning New England Clam Chowder.

Chef Ron's culinary proficiency is not limited to ingredients found on Long Island, his creations run the gamut from fun and exciting to classic and refined. To date, he has opened 46 different restaurants, a veritable world map of ethnic and exotic cuisine. Ranging from Japanese to Russian, German to Pacific Rim, Arabic to Italian, and back to his trademark French Asian Fusion with a spice of his native Haitian Creole. His endeavors into new and exciting flavors and foods are constantly evolving as Chef Ron works diligently to expand his palette along with his patron's.

Chef Ron became certified as a Certified Executive Chef with the American Culinary Federation in 2004 and received his sanitation certifications from the American Sanitation Institute. He holds many professional memberships, including the Caribbean Culinary Association and the Association of ACF. He shares his wealth of experience with Culinary Team as an advisor to the Caribbean Hotel Training Program.

Chef Ron is constantly at work not only as a renowned chef, but also as a spokesperson and educator. A longtime member of the BCA, a nationwide non-profit educational and networking organization for hospitality and food service professionals, Chef Ron is spreading his love of cuisine and hospitality to a new generation of culinary students. This past September, Chef Ron participated in the BCA's Food & Wine Experience at Tavern on the Green in New York City.

Ever looking forward to new challenges and projects, Chef Ron is currently pursuing his degree as a Certified Master Chef (CMC). This is the highest degree of professional culinary knowledge and skill, as of July 2006; there were only 61 certified master Chefs throughout the world. In addition, he is working on a cookbook to be completed in 2008. While Chef Ron may sound busy, he is still hard at work everyday at the Montauk Yacht Club, and making guest appearance as a celebrity chef at events such as the Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival where he presented alongside Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and Food Network Chef Guy Fieri.

This winter Chef Ron Duprat will be focusing his efforts on expanding his culinary knowledge and always working to please his customers.

Availability:
Available as a Culinary Expert, Diversity Expert, and Motivational Speakers.