Danilo Alfaro

Danilo Alfaro is a former private chef and now a full-time writer in Portland, OR. He's been writing professionally about the culinary arts since 2007.

Highlights

• 11+ years of experience writing about food and cooking
• Published over 800 articles, recipes, and tutorials
• 8+ years experience as a professional cook and chef

Experience

Throughout his previous career in journalism and public relations, Danilo developed and nurtured a passion for food that ultimately led him to pursue formal culinary training in Los Angeles.

After graduating from culinary school, Danilo honed his skills cooking in upscale restaurants and a high-end catering company before launching a personal chef business specializing in gourmet dinner parties in 2004. He was a live-in private chef for a family in San Francisco from 2009 to 2011 and became familiar with the challenges a cook faces in preparing high-quality food at home. He always keeps the home kitchen in mind when writing recipes and creating menus.

Education

Danilo is a graduate of the culinary school at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. He also has a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY.

About The Spruce

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