Lisa Fontanesi, Los Angeles Director, Careers through Culinary Arts Program. (C-CAP.)

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The Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) is the charitable beneficiary of Manhattan Beach Food & Wine. Lisa Fontanesi is the long-time Los Angeles Director. We’ll meet her.

“Led by chef, author and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson as national Board Co-chair, Careers C-CAP transforms the lives of underserved high school students and young people around the country by helping them pursue their culinary dreams. C-CAP prepares these talented young adults for college, and for careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry.”

Annually, C-CAP provides culinary, job and life skills to over 22,000 middle-and-high school students across the entire state of Arizona, as well as in Baltimore, Camden, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City & Long Island, Newark, Philadelphia, suburban Maryland, and Washington DC.