The Team

Favorite memory at Arc Culinary: Two stand out: The students! My first cohort here wouldn’t even look at me on day one to regularly calling me “Chef Craig”, bringing me samples of their foods to try, and stopping by my office daily to chat. Second was during a team Chef’s meeting with David and Cristina we ended up talking about foods for a couple hours…from Chocolate Croissants to herbs. Was so great to share our passion for foods and our experiences as chefs.

Favorite dish served at Arc Culinary: A combo of Braised Short Rib and the Roasted Garlic Polenta Mash with Fresh Herbs and Mascarpone, with Fresh Roasted Asparagus from one of our Emeril Lagasse Foundation Innovation Kitchen dinners.

Álvaro Cabrera is a Colombian chef, who started his education at the well- known Mariano Moreno culinary school in Bogota, Colombia and then continued at Le Cordon Bleu in Miami, FL. He made his way up working in places like STK Miami with New York celebrity chef Armando Ávila, Fontainebleau South Beach, Hyde Beach Kitchen and Cocktails. Chef Álvaro joined Arc Broward in the Spring of 2022 and feels honored to be working for such an impactful organization.