厨师克里斯（Chris）的烹饪之旅始于新泽西州。在极端贫困的厨师克里斯（Chris）长大的人克里斯（Chris）忍受了无家可归，充满犯罪的社区，他利用食物作为逃避环境和梦想更美好未来的一种方式。克里斯（Chris）在19岁时决定上烹饪学校，再也没有回头。

Since then, Chris has earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Culinary Management from the International Culinary Schools at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and after graduation Chef Chris overcame the odds and beat out thousands of applicants to be accepted as one of 12 Culinary Apprentices at the prestigious Greenbrier Resort a (5 Star 5 Diamond Resort) working under a globally renowned Certified Master Chef. During his time there he had the privilege of working with 2 other Certified Master Chefs as well as a multitude of Culinary Olympians.

回到匹兹堡后，厨师利用了他的烹饪知识，职业道德和三种语言能力来迅速升起匹兹堡的烹饪现场，到23岁时，蒙特雷湾菲什·格罗托（Monterey Bay Fish Grotto）的行政总厨the city) as well as accepting an invitation Chef went on to work for Carnegie Mellon University, one of the most prestigious engineering school in the world, and acted as Private Chef for the University’s President.

Chef Galarza accepted the Executive Chef position of Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus, the world’s first fully self-sustained university campus, and embarked on constructing one of the country’s first all-electric commercial kitchen and developing the dining service that would win awards and high praises from all who would dine at the campus. In 2019 Chef founded Forward Dining Solutions LLC.