{"id":10860,"date":"2012-04-03T16:45:19","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T23:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=10860"},"modified":"2012-06-30T12:09:56","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T19:09:56","slug":"uavs-john-delgados-culinary-cruise-around-the-magic-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/04\/03\/uavs-john-delgados-culinary-cruise-around-the-magic-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"UAV\u2019S John Delgado\u2019s culinary cruise around the Magic Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UAV student John Delgado was recently selected to participate in the Disney Culinary Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER – At age 44, University of Antelope Valley Culinary student John Delgado will tell you he still feels young at heart.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good thing, because he\u2019s about to spend six months at the Happiest Place on Earth. As John nears completion of his Certificate in Culinary Arts, he and his family prepare for his August departure to the Walt Disney World\u00ae Resort in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n

John was recently selected to participate in the esteemed Disney Culinary Program, a six-month paid internship program that will allow John to travel the culinary world that exists inside the park. Covering more than 47 square miles, the Walt Disney World\u00ae Resort is one of the largest vacation destinations in the world. The property features more than 300 food and beverage locations, spanning all types of dining experiences.\u00a0 For John Delgado, it\u2019s a dream come true.<\/p>\n

After serving 9 \u00bd years as an EMT, the downturn in the economy found its way into the Delgado home, and John soon found himself unemployed.\u00a0\u00a0 After conferring with his wife of 11 years and his four children, John decided he was going to pursue a career where he felt he could put his passion and creativity to work.\u00a0 With four kids in house, John had developed a self-taught talent for cooking, delivering homemade pizza and pasta to his toughest culinary critic, his five year-old daughter Catie.\u00a0 With her blessing, John enrolled in the University of Antelope Valley\u2019s Certificate of Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management program, and has not looked back since.<\/p>\n

John regularly volunteers in extracurricular activities at the University, and can be found assisting Instructor Chef Rick Royal in the Baking and Pastry Program on his own time<\/p>\n

While in the Disney Culinary Program, John and his family will be separated by thousands of miles for six months, a daunting strain for any family to bear.\u00a0 To offset this, the family is looking to technology to help keep them close, and is brushing up on their knowledge of programs like Skype and web chatting.<\/p>\n

Despite these difficulties, his family is fully behind him, and John plans to maximize his time in Orlando, moving throughout Disney\u2019s network of eateries and working along-side Disney\u2019s stable of experienced chefs.<\/p>\n

John will be the second student from the University of Antelope Valley to attend a Disney program.<\/p>\n

Kimberly Tenuta, a Business Management student, is currently participating in the Disney College Program, where she attends Disney designed college courses and works in various positions throughout Disney\u2019s immense California operational superstructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great opportunity for both our students and the University,\u201d states Marco Johnson, President and co-founder of UAV.\u00a0 \u201cWe hope that as more of our students find their way into these stellar programs, we can develop partnerships with groups like Disney and other international, domestic, and homegrown industries to provide a continuous stream of qualified, eager individuals to fill vital roles in their organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Information via press release from the University of Antelope Valley.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LANCASTER – At age 44, University of Antelope Valley Culinary student John Delgado will tell you he still feels young at heart.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good thing, because he\u2019s about to spend six months at the Happiest Place on Earth. As John nears completion of his Certificate in Culinary Arts, he and his family prepare for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}