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Passion over Profit
Fairfax, Virginia
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Chef in Fairfax, Virginia

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My passion is food - nothing more, nothing less. ​​2016 CHEFJAYCEE..... © All Rights Reserved. I was raised in Madison Heights, VA and graduated from Amherst County High School. There, I was first introduced to Culinary Arts, and after growing a passion for the art, I decided to challenge myself by going to culinary school at JNA Institution of Culinary Arts in Philadelphia, PA. During this venture, I was an intern at The Waterfall, in Claymont, DE and was later hired there as a cook. Due to a desire to further my education in business, I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and received a degree in Management at James Madison University. While living and going to school at JMU in Harrisonburg, VA, I worked as a cook for ARAMARK, a Fortune 500 company. I gained great experience from this company and earned a position as Sous Chef at EARLY KATERING LLC. Through this experience I had the pleasure to cook for the Admiral of the Navy Seals, Luke Bryan, Old Crow and many other notable clients. After graduating from JMU, I worked as a Lead Chef for the campus of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community and a Chef at CrossKeys Vineyards. A year later, after moving to Northern Virginia, I became a diplomatic private chef in Washington, D.C. where I cooked for guests such as Ambassadors to the United States and CNN news anchors. Currently, I am a chef at the Capital One headquarters in McLean, VA, as well as the owner of Chef Jaycee LLC. In addition, I am also a chef for World Central Kitchen, alongside legendary star chef, Jose Andres. The program’s objectives include traveling around the world to help end hunger and poverty. Thoughout the years I have started a self-proclaimed movement: "Passion over Profit". This aims at challenging people to do what they love, follow their dreams, and love with they do regardless of the money involved.

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