{"id":12582,"date":"2024-11-21T14:43:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/?p=12582"},"modified":"2024-11-21T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:44:09","slug":"cooking-up-success-with-intuits-food-truck-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/innovative-thinking\/small-business\/cooking-up-success-with-intuits-food-truck-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking up success with Intuit\u2019s Food Truck program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Seasoned Chef brings flavor and heat to Morse High School<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Award-winning culinary entrepreneur, Chef Phillip Esteban, recently visited his alma mater, Morse High School. As part of the Intuit Food Truck Program, he met with culinary students and shared his experience working in the food industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esteban&#8217;s journey began when he graduated from Morse High School in 2000. Fueled by his love of cooking, he enrolled at The Art Institute of California in 2002 to pursue culinary arts. With hard work and determination, Esteban went from being a prep cook to a successful chef and restaurant owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Morse students go on a culinary adventure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During his visit to Morse High School, Esteban did more than just share his story. He gave students a cooking demo, showing them how to make two of his signature dishes. They toured his soon-to-be-opened restaurant, Wildflour Delicatessen. 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