Class of 2012

Rocky started with college however ended up maintaining an excellent position at an up-and-coming restaurant. He found his curiosity of cooking while working with Chef Alynn at New Roots throughout the years. He loved working all of the spaghetti dinners and helping prepare the lunches when he was able to and just picking Alynn’s mind about the culinary world. 

Today, as well as for the past few years, Rocky has been: making his own pop-up restaurants throughout the Bay Area, gaining public acknowledgment from the local newspapers, and staging at some 2 and 3 Michelin star restaurants. He is always in pursuit of learning new and classic culinary techniques.  

As his day job, he works as a corporate Sous Chef for Facebook and part time as a fitness trainer. His passion for food has slightly shifted from fine dining to more health-based writing specific based menus and recording nutritional macronutrients.  

Reflecting on his New Roots experience, Rocky says, “I am so very grateful for the push I received from New Roots to always want to continue learning and honing my skills, most of all to always do better.”