Robyn Almodovar
Birth Name:
Robyn Almodovar
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Fast Facts
- Dropped out of cosmetology school to attend Le Cordon Bleu in Atlanta, from which she graduated in 2005
- Started out as an intern at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla
- Quote: "I believe a successful chef needs to have consistency, quality, and efficiency - all things I'm about and learned from Chef [Gordon] Ramsay․ To be uncompromising․"
- Quote: "It is very hard to be a female chef in a man's kitchen․․․I cannot say enough that we need more female culinarians in this industry․"
- Best known as a chef who competed on season 10 of "Hell's Kitchen" and is a judge on "Food Truck Face Off․"
- Has worked as a personal chef for celebrities like Timbaland, Travie McCoy of the band Gym Class Heroes, and the cast of the TV series "Ugly Betty․"
- Is the owner of the food truck Palate Party, which features a custom stage on its roof for dancing and musical performances, with her wife Faiza LaRiviere