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Christian Sala
Executive Chef
Consulting Chef
Christian Sala was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His passion for European food came from growing up with family from France, Spain and Italy, and some of his first cooking lessons came from his parents and grandparents.
Sala graduated with honors and received a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Advertising. After that he began to study culinary arts at The BUE Trainers, Gate Gourmet, Argentina, which is one of the best culinary schools in South America. At this time he was also working with Chef Guillermo Cicarello in Buenos Aires.
In 2005, he won the contest Cucharón de Oro 2005, an international contest with over a thousand participants from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. In 2006, he arrived to the Culinary Institute of America, in New York to get a specialization in Charcuterie and smokehouse, and then went back to Argentina, where he took over as a Sous Chef in a 5 star hotel located in the Patagonia.
Christian Sala
In 2007, he was invited to join Dominique's Restaurant, a fine dining restaurant with French style located in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. He worked with the Chef Dominique Macquet, a Mauritius chef with a French background who cooks for Nelson Mandela, the White House, and many celebrities around the world. Christian also participated with Dominique's cookbooks. After a year, he traveled to Valencia, Spain where he got a Master's degree in F&B, and a specialization in Mediterranean food (Spanish, Italian). He worked with many famous chefs, in restaurants, hotels and high end caterings.
• After his European training, he decided to go back to New Orleans and take over as a Chef de Cuisine at the Maison Dupuy Hotel, which at the time was in competition with Le Meritage as the best new fine dining restaurant in New Orleans in 2009, and with the Bistreaux as the best new restaurant in 2010.
• Sala then headed back to New York City, where he was invited to cook as chef at the James Beard Foundation, as well as in Montreal, Canada at the Lumiere Festival. That same year, he also participated in a project for the University of New Orleans, where he re-created the classic flavors from the Cajun and Creole cuisine, using new techniques from the molecular gastronomique.
• He got a certification from the American Culinary Federation for his high level of achievement in the fields of culinary arts.
• In 2011, he was working as a consulting chef, at the Caribbean (St. Lucia) for a luxury boutique resort, coaching a culinary staff in New Orleans, Opening restaurants in New York for the Michelin Starred Chef Conrad Gallagher, and creating menus and concepts for restaurants and hotels in New Orleans, Spain, India, Chile and Argentina.
Christian Sala
Christian Sala
Developing menus and concepts
Creation of new dishes (savory, pastry and
bakery)
Training staff
Build teams
Wine pairing
Standardize process and recipes, create
recipe card with pictures and directions.
Control food cost and labor cost
Training front of the house staff about
food and communication
Experience designing Menus and food concept / styles
Using local and seasonal products
Thinking about what our guest is expecting, about his palate, and going beyond it
Creating dishes, breads, desserts, amuse bouches, petit four… a whole experience
Fine Dining
Finger food
Buffet
Comfort food
All day
dinning
Bistro style
Fast food
Tapas bar
Catering
Creating pairing wine menus since
2007 for the French Quarter Wine Festival (New
Orleans)
Working with winemakers from
USA, France, Spain, Italy and South
America
Spanish
Italian
Creole/Cajun
American
Mediterranean
French
Asian influence
Argentinean
Caribbean
Latin American
Christian Sala
Styles Cuisines
• Training and coaching the staff, giving them knowledge about the products, techniques and culinary skills.
• Training the front of the house staff about food, menu description, wine pairing, service, and communication between FOH and BOH.
• Building a strong team with leaders, motivation and discipline.
• Consistency is the key, and for it is needed standardize process, no just to cook, also with ordering, suppliers, cost and
schedules.
• Creating recipes cards, taking pictures, organizing process and supervising it.
• Implementing line checks, check list, ordering list, and other system of control
Christian SalaTraining staff, building teams, motivating our own resources
Standardize process, recipe cards, pictures and directions, control food cost
Christian Sala Apettize
r5 onion soup
Rabbit wrapped in Pancetta with
tagliatelle pasta
Christian Sala Apettize
rJumbo Lump Crab Cake with micro salad & citrus
Smoked salmon napoleon with
parmesan fricco and Salmon roe
Christian Sala Apettize
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Seared scallops with foie gras and celeriac remoulade
Goat cheese and caramelized red onion
wrapped in philo dought
Foie gra torchon, brioche, bacon, apple and candied pistaccios
Christian Sala Apettize
rTuna tartareTobiko caviarAvocado
Duck 3 waysFoie crème
bruleSeared
magret Legs confit
Peruvian shrimpCausa limeña
Christian Sala
Chicken degustation
Malbec sauce
Potatos terrineMorels
EntreesBeef Wellington sous vide
Moscovit duck breastPoached figQuail eggs and fennel salad
Christian Sala Entrees
Flat iron steak
Grilled frissePickled
cucumber
Veal cheeks sous vide
Smoked / steam white salmonShrimp mouselineArugula sauce
Christian Sala Entrees
Lamb rackGoat cheese, confit
potato and lamb terrineMicro ratatouille
Lamb sausageArugula & watercress
salad
Shrimp & Humita stuffed Butternut squash
Duck 2 ways, fingerling potatoes, fig jam and orange sauce
Christian Sala Dessert
s
Cheese plateMicro salad
Brioche
Spanish cheesecake
Fruit and baby vegetables salad
Christian Sala Dessert
s
Ancho chilli Flourless
chocolate cakeChocolate and nut trilogy
Mango cheescake
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