{"id":10975,"date":"2021-11-21T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T21:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/?page_id=10975"},"modified":"2021-11-21T17:28:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T22:28:36","slug":"story-055-latoya-larkin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/culinaryschoolstories\/story-055-latoya-larkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Story #055 &#8211; LaToya Larkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NAME: LaToya Larkin<\/h2>\n<h2>CULINARY SCHOOL AFFILIATION: The Art Institute, Houston, TX &amp; Atlanta, GA<\/h2>\n<h2>PHOTO:<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/foodmedianetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LaToya-Larkin-Headshot-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>BIO:<\/h2>\n<p>Chef LaToya Larkin, MBA, CCE, has over 20 plus years of expansive knowledge and culinary passion which has led to a lifetime of achievement opportunities. Chef Larkin recently retired from her 8-year position as the Culinary Arts Program Coordinator at Spring High School in Spring, TX, where she was the first African American female chef in the district.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Larkin now operates her numerous businesses full time which reflect her passions in life.\u00a0Her businesses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBlack Girl Tamales\u201d &#8211; a signature line of Soul Food fusion tamales such as Collard Green w\/Smoked Turkey, Oxtail, Smothered Chicken, and Smothered Pork Chop.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNot Enough Thyme Personal Chef Services\u201d &#8211; a personal chef\/catering business that provides in-home meal service, meal preps, and catered events.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDivah Chef Apparel\u201d \u2013 a culinary clothing line of shirts &amp; aprons.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThyme 4 a Change\u201d \u2013 a non-profit organization that caters to at-risk youth by mentoring and guiding them while planting the positive seed to exemplify the vast opportunities of culinary.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chef Larkin received her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Nonprofit Management from Springfield College. From the Art Institutes she received her Bachelor of Science in Culinary Management from The Art Institute of Atlanta, and her Associates of Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts from The Art Institute of Houston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Info \/ Social Media: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackgirltamales.com\">www.blackgirltamales.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyme4achange.org\">www.thyme4achange.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chefdivah\">www.facebook.com\/chefdivah<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blackgirltamales\">www.facebook.com\/blackgirltamales<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notenoughthymepcs\">www.facebook.com\/notenoughthymepcs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackgirltamaleschefdivah\">www.instagram.com\/blackgirltamaleschefdivah<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\n    .redcircle-link:link {\n        color: #ea404d;\n        text-decoration: none;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:hover {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:active {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:visited {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n<\/style>\n<p style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;\">Powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=embedded_v1\">RedCircle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\thttps:\/\/youtu.be\/_voNb1FEXV4<\/p>\n<h5>Click the video to listen to the episode on our YouTube channel where you view a few visuals at the same time.\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5>Our YouTube channel is also where we post the video highlights of all of the interviews so be sure to check out the other videos on the channel as well!<\/h5>\n<h5>We would also appreciate it if you would subscribe to the channel while you are there and give any of the videos you enjoy a thumbs up!<\/h5>\n<h2>ABOUT THE SHOW:<\/h2>\n<h4>Culinary School Stories is a weekly podcast with engaging interviews that shares the stories of people from around the world that have an association with a culinary school in some way. Each episode we bring you the best stories from people around the food service world whose lives have been influenced, impacted, touched and\/or enriched, for good or for bad, from their culinary school experience. And this Podcast is dedicated to telling their story!<\/h4>\n<h4>From current students and alumni, to faculty and administrators, this interview style podcast allows for longer, more in-depth, open discussions about issues, stories and tales surrounding culinary school. We hope you will listen in and learn what each of our guests has to say as we talk to them about their relationship to culinary school, as well as their journey, the people who helped them, and their goals and dreams for the future. Join us as we ask and discover, \u201cWhat\u2019s your culinary school story?\u201d<\/h4>\n<h2>RATINGS \/ REVIEW:<\/h2>\n<h4>If you enjoyed this episode and\/or the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts \/ iTunes? 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