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Leon West
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Chef
Leon West was born §into a family of eight children in Boston Massachusetts
in 1946. His extraordinary career as a chef started in 1962 when he was a
busboy and dishwasher at the old Jonny's Diner in his home town. While
working at the neighborhood grocery store, Chef Leon learned how to order a
substantial amount of product early in life. Chef Leon attended the
Massachusetts Vocational and Technical School's Culinary Arts Program. He
received his on the job training with the Sheraton Hotel in Boston. Chef
Leon was certified on July 14, 1970, by the Massachusetts restaurant
Association. In 1978 , Chef West joined the staff of ARAMARK. He was
promoted and transferred to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New
Orleans, where he assumed the responsibility of Executive Chef in 1983. Chef
West has been with ARAMARK for the past nineteen years, fourteen of which
have been the Executive Chef at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. He
has been recognized among his peers, both locally and internationally, as
one of New Orleans most talented chefs.