Chef Jose Matos

Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts

chef instructor jose matos
Location: Online programs
Favorite Dish: Red wine braised beef short ribs

"I love the ability to make an impact in someone's life and guide them to become better industry professionals, but most importantly, better human beings."

Chef Jose Matos

About

Award-winning Chef Jose Matos has over ten years of experience in Florida’s hotel and resort scene where he  managed staff, cut costs, and cooked for events of as many as 1,800 guests!

After an earlier career in government and finance in Chicago, Chef Jose relocated to sunny Florida for a fresh start and a job at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Within a few years, he decided to make the leap into the culinary world, starting with a culinary education at Le Cordon Bleu in Orlando. This kicked off a decade-long career of working in the F&B departments of hotels and resorts in central Florida.

During his time at Cypress Cove Resort, he and his team won the People’s Choice Award at the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2018 Ultimate Chef Competition! Chef Jose also uses his culinary skills go give back, spending two years cooking for a non-profit organization that provided meals to unhoused people.

Honors, Awards & Affiliations

  • People's Choice Award - CFHLA's 2018 Ultimate Chef Competition
  • ServSafe® Food Protection Manager

Professional EXPERIENCE

  • Director of Food & Beverage - Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, Kissimmee, FL
  • Assistant Food & Beverage Manager - Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, Kissimmee, FL
  • Banquet Cook - Loews Hotels & Resorts - Sapphire Falls, Orlando, FL
  • Café Supervisor - Westminster Towers, Orlando, FL
  • Career Services Advisor - Le Cordon Bleu Orlando Campus
  • Statistical Associate for Human Resource Finance - Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL
  • Production Cook - Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL
  • Analyst - Government Accountability Office (GAO), Chicago, IL

Education

  • Masters in Business Administration, University of Puerto Rico
  • Bachelors in Finance, University of Puerto Rico
  • Diploma in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu, Orlando, FL

Special Interests

I LOVE LEGOs! I started building them again after almost 30 years.

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