Cameron Rolka
Hometown: Saint Johns, Michigan Current Job: Teaching assistant at Sur La Table by day, stage at Castagna by night. The Lowdown: Cameron Rolka is a recent graduate of The Art Institute of Portland, where he majored in culinary arts. His interest in a culinary career began with baking and pastry classes at a local community college in Michigan, and continued into the professional kitchen in Ann Arbor. In Portland, he assisted with culinary classes while he completed his schooling, also creating his position as the first student worker, running the storeroom and organizing the behind-the-scenes. He has worked with some of Portland’s notable chefs, including Cory Schreiber and Vitaley Paley. Favorite Meal. Ever: Aside from growing up with a big garden and eating buckets of fresh berries every spring, I would have to say Paley’s Place in Northwest Portland would be my favorite meal. Every step of the meal had great attention to detail, from the charcuterie plate—testarossa, chicken & black truffle galantine, and coppa? Yes please. Crispy Sweetbreads? yup. Spanish peanut custard, concord grape, speck chip, and salted ice cream? Of course! First Thing He’ll Eat in Basque Country: I would definitely hope it’s either something from a local favorite lunch spot, or a home cooked meal by a Basque grandmother. More Cameron: |
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