Claudia Silva
Pastry Chef-InstructorWhile enrolled in a civil engineering program in her native Santiago, Chile, Claudia Silva found that she inevitably turned to cooking when she needed to relax. Before long, she had changed the tack of her career entirely, swapping cooking for engineering. Degrees in culinary arts, desserts, and pastry quickly followed, obtained in Chile as well as New York and Barcelona. Chef Claudia promises her students that they don't need to be a Food Network star to have a fulfilling career. She cites her own trajectory of learning and personal growth as the true reward of a culinary education. Chef Claudia joined The International Culinary Center in 2006.