Chef Alison Negrin & Associates

Menu development and consulting

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Chowbotics

Recipe and Development

Developing recipes for "Sally the Robot"

The first fresh food robot

Photo Shoot Spring Salads

Mezze Salads

Zorba the Greek Salad for Sally

Recipe Creation Process

Spring Salad R&D

Gyros Plate for Sally

Staff Meal at Chowbotics - Alison's Paella

Chowbotics Team Building

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The Shuk plate for Sally

Staff Meal - Pho for Folks

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Sally the Robot

Falafel Bowl for Sally

Markov LEVEL Oven

Recipe and Development

Using AI technology for restaurant quality cooking onsite

Egg-free Breakfast Scramble

Plating at Markov for the Level Oven

Noodle Bowl cooked in the Level Oven

Food Tasting

Plating S'mores for the Level Oven

Reflection in the Level Oven

Mt. Diablo School Lunch Program

Volunteer, Free Community Meals Project

Grab 'n Go Curbside Meals during COVID "Shelter in Place"

Plating the meals

Chef Cindy Gershen

Alison and Cindy

Pickled Beets

Cindy plating family meals

The Healthy Meals

Out of the oven

Pick up window for meals and groceries

Cindy with prepared meals

Individual portions

Diablo Valley College

Culinary Instructor

Adjunct Faculty, Culinary Program

Breakfast sandwich anyone?

Learn what you love to do!

With my students

Family meal

Focus needed to make ravioli

Cooking in the tilt skillet

Zen pasta lessons

Students making gnocchi

Students prepare healthy food

I think I wore my students out today!

Practicing the flip!

A pastry chef in the making!

A culinary student

Working together on an ice sculpture

How many guys does it take to mash potatoes?

My favorite cake! St. Honore

Last day in the Norseman!

Dining room staff on last day

Putting on the final touches!

Knife skills test

Fresh herb centerpieces

On the line experience

CCD Innovation

Member of Chefs' Council®

Reimagining New Food Innovations

Chef Alison contributes her

culinary expertise to Our Chefs' Council®

Chef Alison Negrin is a member of CCD Innovation’s Chef’s Council® helping to reimagine new food innovations from idea to market.

The council is a large part of CCD's food and beverage innovation process. They are trendsetters and tastemakers, influencing culinary culture and exploring global culinary traditions. Their expertise and perspective are valuable in bringing forth successful new products for food and beverage companies.

As part of CCD's Chefs’ Council®, Alison participates in:

Ideation & Concept Ignition
Flavor Roundtable
Product Review & Optimization

Fermentation Classes

Class Instructor, Online Classes, eBook Author

Alison offers in-person fermentation classes and online fermentation demonstrations

Kefir Cheese Presentation

Kraut Chi Ferment

Forma Class Instructors

Making Kombucha

Shrubs by Alison

Brown Sugar Water Kefir

Fermentation Class

Kombucha Brewing

Saurkraut Ferment

Fermentation Class Discussion

Sampling the Ferments

Pickled Grapes

Pickled Carrots

Assorted herb vinegars

Purchase the

"Fermentation for Health" eBook series by Alison Negrin

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Chef's Best

Certified Master Taster

Chef's best is a food and recipe testing organization that helps build new product image and marketing potential