SCUC Connect Winter 2022

RECIPE for SUCCESS

C L E M E N S G R A D OV E RCOM E S S E T BAC KS A ND QU I C K LY C L I MB S T H E L A DD E R O F S U CC E S S

Photos Courtesy: Candice Ridge Photography

ISIDRO “SID” MARTINEZ could not have foreseen how dramatically his life would change over the four years since his graduation from Samuel Clemens High School in 2018. He would go from attending the prestigious Johnson & Wales University, a culinary school located in Denver, Colorado, to having the combination of the pandemic and an automobile accident derail his career plans for almost two years. Now, his story of perseverance has led him to the

prestigious position of Executive Chef at the Marriott Courtyard in New Braunfels. In addition to preparing and cooking the upscale dishes for groups of 40 to 150 people, Martinez is entrusted to run the day to-day operations. “You do all the ordering and receiving, hiring and firing within the kitchen,” Martinez said. “You do inventory, make sure health & safety protocols are in place and stuff like that.”

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Sid is laser focused on continuing

his culinary aspirations which include

owning his own restaurant.