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Chef Colin Roche has been in the hospitality field for over thirty-five years and has multiple degrees in this discipline. He is also an award-winning educator who is a member of numerous professional organizations. Dr. Roche’s certifications include the American Culinary Federation’s “Certified Executive Chef” (CEC) and “Certified Culinary Educator” (CCE); The National Restaurant Association’s “Foodservice Management Professional” (FMP); and the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute’s “Certified Hospitality Educator” (CHE).

Dr. Roche is also the founder and chief operating officer of the Food Media Network. He started the network with a single show that he hosted and created and has grown it into a multi-media network of creators and influencers who produce audio and visual content around food, beverages, and all things culinary for the education and entertainment of their guests, listeners, and subscribers. He currently hosts the YouTube channel titled “DrProfessorChef” (http://bit.ly/DrProfessorChef) and produces and hosts multiple podcasts titled “Chef Educator” (www.chefeducator.com), “Culinary School Stories” (www.culinaryschoolstories.com), and “Kitchen Lingo” (https://chefroche.com/kitchenlingo/).

As an educator, Dr. Roche lectures and consults for schools and businesses across the United States and Europe. His area of research interests includes culinary and hospitality education, tertiary education (teaching, learning, pedagogy, and assessment) and the scholarship of teaching & learning (SOTL). He is the co-author of the book “Culinary Educators’ Teaching Tools & Tips” (Kendall Hunt, 2014).

Chef Roche has degree from the following institutes of higher education:

• AAS, Culinary Arts, Newbury College

• AAS, Hotel Restaurant Management, Southern Maine Community College

• BS, Hospitality Management, Lynn University

• MBA, Hospitality Administration, Lynn University

• PhD, Higher Education Leadership, Florida Atlantic University

Other Social Media links:

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/foodmedianetwork

Website: http://www.FoodMediaNetwork.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrChefColin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrProfessorChef

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChefRoche

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drprofessorchef/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chefcolinroche