Chef Philippe Parola
Email :  
philmin48@yahoo.com
Direct : 225-315-5111
President/CEO Chef Parola Enterprises - International Consulting
President/CEO Partran LLC. - Wholesale distributor for Philmin Gourmet Sauces
www.philmin.com
Education
Culinary Arts & Management Degree, 1975 - Institute of Culinary Art - Avermes, France
Certification
Certified Executive Chef - Brevet Professional in Hotellerie, Food and Beverage.
Languages
French, Italian, English
Present Status
President/CEO of Chef Parola Enterprise
Awards
- Featured Chef, INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD LEADER (magazine), New York Times, Los Angels Time, Gaishuko (Japanese Magazine), China Post, Taiwan News, Paris Express, Gourment World Magazine, Cooking Light Magazine, and many others. Televised in CNN, Fox News, Natural Geographic, PBS, France 2, Fuji, and BBC.
- Silver Plate National Award, Chaine des Rotisseur, 1988
- Best French Continental Restaurant, LOUISIANA LIFE MAGAZINE, 1988 to 1990.
- Presidential Medallion, U.S. Presidents Alumni Dinner Inauguration, 1993
- Licensed by the Louisiana Department of Education for Chef Parola’s Culinary Institute, 1994.
- Title of Commandeur de la Commanderie des Cordon Bleu de France, 1997.
- Represented the United States at FOODEX International, Tokyo, Japan; Paris, France; and Frankfurt, Germany 1988 to 1994.
- Founding Member of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), 1983.
- Les Toques Blanches International, 1984.
- Honorary Member of Japan Chef Association (1999) Honorary Member of Qubec Chef Association (1997)
- Chairman of Judge’s Panel / ACF Culinary Classics open culinary competition of southern states (since 1994)