One might say students at Pepperdine University now dine on five star-five diamond cuisine as the campus welcomes culinarian Caroline Bertsch as Executive Chef.
Cooking since she was 12 years old, and in professional kitchens since the age of 15, Bertsch is a CIA Hyde Park Graduate who spent the majority of her years working her way through the Ritz Carlton. Bertsch began at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel property as a Banquet Chef from a premiere five star country club.
Working at every level of The Ritz and in every culinary department, Bertsch became Executive Sous Chef of the property for several years and then became a chef for The Hotel Bel-Air.
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“I have a five star five diamond attitude and execution for everything I do,” said Bertsch. “It is this dedication and approach I bring to Pepperdine University.”
Bertsch’s background is Classical French Cuisine. She has been featured on The Food Network and in a documentary on Surfing Chefs in Los Angeles. ABC Network featured Bertsch’s life story as a Chef for The Ritz who started cooking as a child. She performed several recipes on subsequent shows for the ABC morning talk show.
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“We are thrilled to feature Chef Bertsch’s culinary talent on campus and in our kitchens,” said Randy Penwall, Sodexo General Manager at Pepperdine University. “The decision to bring in a chef of this caliber demonstrates our commitment to creating exceptional student experiences.”
About Sodexo at Pepperdine University
Your dining experience is more than great food. We strive to bring you the most flavorful, local, ethnic and regional cuisine combined with warm guest service to make you feel at home. We are committed to providing you with the freshest produce available by supporting and buying from local farmers first. This practice allows us to cook up a wide variety of healthy options for you to enjoy, and it helps our local economy.
Let us shop, cook and do the dishes and you will have more time to study, get a little more rest, or hang out with friends. For more information about our meal plans, menus and promotions, or to provide feedback, please visit our website at http://dining.pepperdine.edu/.
