Jacqueline Williams - 2010 CULINARY CAREER DAY
Speaker: My Career Path - Jacqueline Williams, Owner, Abundant Catering
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Jacqueline Williams, the owner of Abundant Catering is an Executive Chef with over 15 years
experience in preparing a wide variety of cuisine offerings. Williams one of the first African/
American women to graduate from the Allegheny Community College Chef Apprentice
Program. She began her career in the food preparation industry as a corporate trainer for
Houlihans, moved to the Twin Cities in 1990 and became the Executive Chef at Capers
Restaurant in Edina, MN. She has also been the Executive Chef at Café Solo and Dayton’s
Boundary Waters Restaurant and worked in Marriott’s International Education Division in
Augsburg College in Minneapolis. I left Marriott in 1997 becoming the Executive Chef at
Eat Your Heart Out Catering – The Twin Cities premier caterer to national and international
entertainers.
Ms. Williams has an Associate Science Degree in Culinary Arts from Allegheny Community
College. Her education also includes: Certified professional Chef from American Culinary
Federation; Hotel & Restaurant Management - Wheeler School of Business; and Marriott
International Training & Management Program.