Carmen Norocea

West Palm Beach, Florida Area United States

Professional Chef

Hospitality / Leisure

I am a highly skilled, creative, and hard-working Culinarian with a very simple vision: Let the ingredient(s) speak for itself(ves). Every single dish that leaves my kitchen must be prepared from scratch, using the freshest, in season, local (when possible), sustainable grown or caught, best possible quality ingredients. As the Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Gazebo Café in Jupiter, Florida, I used to go every single morning to buy what I needed for the day. I got most of the produce from local farms and small fruits and vegetable stands and I used to touch, smell and taste everything that I was buying. Every day, I planed my menu accordingly with what I had available and at night, I mad...