Culinary Concepts Announces New Executive Chef And Director Of Operations To Expand Service Excellence

Growing locally woman-owned catering firm draws on Cooks Confab Chef Donald Coffman and Javier Santero to enhance client service and operations.

San Diego, CA (I-Newswire) February 25, 2013 - Culinary Concepts, a premifer catering company in San Diego for over 20 years, is excited to announce that Chef Donald Coffman and Javier Santero have joined the team as Executive Chef and Director of Operations, respectively.

Native to San Diego, Donald Coffman spent his childhood in the kitchen, cooking for his family in a single parent home. Since the day he learned to cook perfect rice (at age 5!), Donald has spent his culinary life honoring the abundance of local and sustainable ingredients that our region has to offer. His commitment to Slow Food principles has made him a core member of San Diego's Cooks Confab, and over the past two years he has elevated the menu at Paradise Point. Chef Donald has also graced the kitchens at Waters Catering, Milles Fleurs, Laurel, Cafe Japengo and the Hotel Del - where he began as a dish washer at age 15. Notably, Donald also worked alongside Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Klein during their Raw book tour in 2007. Donald's cooking style reflects his passions for local, sustainable and responsible menus. Culinary Concepts looks forward to seeing his passions reflect in their menus.

At the helm of the Culinary Concepts operations team, Javier Santero brings a wealth of experience and knowledge as well as his passion to create extraordinary memories. Javier is a Spanish native, born in Plascencia, Spain, and attended the University of Salamanca as a major in Nuclear Atomic Engineering. Despite his smarts in the sciences, Javier found his passion while working as a busboy at Rancho Bernardo Inn just after he moved to the US at age 22. Working a wedding and seeing the sheer joy and excitement it brought to guests, he parted ways with his studies, and never looked back. Over the years, Javier has built his resume at the Four Seasons Aviara, the Grand Del Mark, Terranea Resort & Spa, and finally alongside Donald at Paradise Point.