Your instructor chef Yara Castro
Roberts is a complete professional,
trained at Boston University and
Ritz-Escoffier):
who is also:

• a trained psychologist
  (Sorbonne)
  
• a fabulous story teller,
  
• a television presenter (WGBH,
  People & Arts ),
  
• a Brazilian who has lived in
  the United States, France and
  Mexico, and
  
• whose achievements have been
  recognized in the international
  media: N. Y. Times, TV Globo,
  Casa Vogue, Boms Fluidos,
  Boston Globr, Viagem, Blue
  Travel and L’Art de Voyager.

Professional training activities of
the Academy include:

• intensive course in French and
  Brazilian cooking: principles
  and practice; two months.
  
• consulting to restaurants:
  menu enrichment and staff
  training: we have recently
  performed this service for
  three restaurants around
  Paraty.
  
• consulting on new food prod
  uct design: recently with a
  large international packaged
  goods producer to place their
  development in an historical
  and cultural context.