Meet the Duo Leading the Culinary Institute of America Into a New Era of Diversity

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Meet the Duo Leading the Culinary Institute of America Into a New Era of Diversity

This 77-year old culinary institution is changing for the better, with an eye toward respecting food traditions around the globe.MARINA ESMERALDO“I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams,” says Roshara Sanders. At 29, the Army veteran and Chopped winner became the first Black woman to teach culinary arts at the nation’s foremost chefs’ school, the Culinary Institute of America. Five years on, Sanders remains one of four Black instructors on a faculty o…