{"id":6397,"date":"2014-03-16T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T01:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6397"},"modified":"2014-03-16T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T01:00:35","slug":"wine-cask-and-bouchon-award-sbcc-students-with-scholarships-internships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6397","title":{"rendered":"Wine Cask and bouchon Award SBCC Students with Scholarships + Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alejandro Guillen, Alexander Italia and Alejandro Martinez\u00a0have each been awarded a $2,500 scholarship on behalf of\u00a0<\/span>Mitchell Sjerven, owner\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>bouchon<\/a>\u00a0and co-owner of\u00a0<\/span>Wine Cask<\/a>.\u00a0 The\u00a0<\/span>American Riviera Scholarship\u00a0is a grant program Sjerven created on behalf of his Santa Barbara restaurants, bouchon and Wine Cask, awarded to several deserving students enrolled in\u00a0<\/span>Santa Barbara City College’s School of Culinary Arts<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Created in 2012, the annual American Riviera Scholarship is awarded to highly motivated students who\u00a0demonstrate commitment and motivation to complete the major, as well as the potential for success as a chef.\u00a0 Sjerven has taught the \u201cRestaurant Ownership\u201d course at Santa Barbara City College\u2019s School of Culinary Arts for the past several years.\u00a0 The scholarship aims to draw from the excellent pool of culinary potential at Santa Barbara City College and helps develop Santa Barbara\u2019s reputation as a popular food and wine destination in California.\u00a0 Originally awarded to two students, this year,\u00a0an additional student was offered a scholarship\u00a0after enough funds were raised at\u00a0Wine Cask\u2019s 30th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Dinner, celebrated in September.<\/div>\n
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\"bouchon\u201cSanta Barbara is a high cost-of-living town and being a student at City College\u2014 no matter how affordable the education itself\u2014 is even more challenging,\u201d Sjerven says. \u201cMy long-term vision is to see enough financial aid available so that each and every student in the Culinary Arts program can receive tuition assistance to some degree.\u00a0 To that end I challenge every Santa Barbara restaurant that has ever had a student or graduate of the program in their kitchen to create a scholarship.\u00a0 Our community provides unlimited possibilities to give but here is a meaningful way to give back directly to the institution that provides so many staff for so many of our local restaurants.\u201d<\/div>\n

In addition to the cash awards, recipients have the opportunity for a\u00a0paid internship at Wine Cask and bouchon, where they can gain valuable hands-on training working for two of Santa Barbara’s critically acclaimed establishments. Sjerven says, “We are fortunate to be able to draw from this growing and valuable pool of prospective culinary professionals who show real promise in a challenging field.”<\/p>\n

Wine Cask <\/a>is located at 813 Anacapa St. Bouchon<\/a> is located at 9 W. Victoria St.<\/i><\/p>\n

Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>\u00a0on March 16, 2014.<\/p>\n

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