Chef Jeana Marie Pecha - Netflix Pressure Cooker S1 Contestant

Chef Jeana’s professional culinary career started at age 14 as a dishwashing and prep chef at Roseville's McCormick and Schmick's Seafood & Steak House. She continued working in food service throughout high school, participating in the culinary ROP program, and working in the kitchen at every opportunity. After graduation Chef Jeana accepted a culinary internship in Manzanillo Mexico, working alongside Chef Freddy Gonzalez Alatriste, in his restaurant Chef Para Llavart. Just days after returning from Mexico, Jeana was offered the position of lead line cook at Roseville’s The Place, creating handmade pasta, pizza and other Italian favorites. She then enrolled in the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in St Helena, CA and would spend the next 3 years in beautiful Napa Valley, working full time at Archetype. During that time, she also worked on events with Bottega and Meadowood, both award winning restaurants.

Just Months after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Jeana accepted a sous-chef position in Southern California's Pappas Artisanal, a popular La Verne gastro pub. Amid her sous-chef work, Chef Jeana was asked to be on the Food Network’s show “Guy's Grocery Games” with Guy Fieri. At just 20 years old, she won this culinary competition! Jeana’s received well-deserved national recognition for her passion, creativity, and skills in preparing exciting and delicious cuisine. Now Celebrity Chef Jeana Marie, she was reviewing her next career step. She accepted a role of Chef de cuisine at an upscale L.A. catering company Little Lily’s Kitchen. https://www.littlelilyskitchen.com. She led a team to execute over 150 custom menus for many events throughout Southern California.

Just two years later Chef Jeana was the Executive Chef of a Los Angeles-based food service / catering company that owned and operated The Lost Parrot Cafe, Kontiki Taco, Huntington Catering, and Independent Beverage. Chef Jeana coordinated a 40+ person food service team and multiple vendors as she also developed and created a variety of catered events. Jeana was then invited to relocate to Spokane, WA to assist the esteemed Chef Chad White. https://cwhospitalitygrp.com/. Jeana would go on to help open Award winning restaurant Zona Blanca and then another award winning restaurant Veuix Carre. Jeana also made time to teach culinary classes at Spokane’s Wanderlust and a steady stream of pop ups with Spokane Valley’s Genus Brewing.

Once again, celebrity Chef Jeana was selected (and recently completely filming) to compete in a National Network’s (new) Culinary Competition Show, to be announced and aired in the Fall of 2022. Jeana currently returned to her hometown of Roseville, CA to start a restaurant of her own. She plans to enjoy her celebrity status in her brand-new restaurant, serving up delicious culinary creations and top-shelf spirits. Her family and friends will be with her on this journey as she continues to build her brand, publish her cookbook and grow her culinary enterprise.

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