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Trading the courtroom for the kitchen: Chef Lorena Garcia: Lorena Garcia had all the elements she needed to have a successful paralegal career--years of study, knowledge and training, and even a degree. Still, the delicious aroma of a cooking career stimulated Garcia's appetite for something else.(The Culinary Corner)
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Latino Leaders
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May 1, 2008
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So much so, that upon completing law studies, she enrolled in the renowned Johnson & Wales University Culinary Arts School. Today, she is a well-recognized face of Latino cuisine through such shows as "Cocinando con Nestle", "El Arte del Buen Gusto", Univision's "Con Sazon" and most recently "Despierta America" and the inspiration for the Lorena Garcia Lifestyles Collection, a new house ware line released by Belk, the nation's largest privately owned department stores.
For Lorena, the most appetizing thing about cooking is watching others enjoy the fare her hands create. "That's what fills me up," the vivacious Venezuelan says. "To me, there is ...