Pete Snaith – Co-founder and Executive Vice President
In 1999, Pete began his cooking career taking classes at L’Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, MD — and, he says, it opened a new world for him.
This is where he met his business partner Stephen Sands, and attended both the 12 week and 20 week professional courses. Pete was also an assistant at L’Academie de Cuisine for 3 years.
He also trained at the Culinary Institute of Florence in 2007. There, he learned from many top chefs while at the school, and was able to teach a cooking class at the Institute.
Pete cooked with Chef Andrea Trapani from the Culinary Institute of Florence, Italy, at the
James Beard House in New York City and worked with Chef Jonathan Krinn during the opening of his Restaurant 2941.
Pete taught cooking classes at Sur la Table in Arlington, La Cuisine in Old Town Alexandria, and The Culinary School of the Philippines.
He is also the author of “The Street Chef,” a cookbook that sold in the U.S., Canada, England, Russia, Philippines, and Italy. In 2009, after 26 years as an engineer, Pete retired to develop Culinaria.
In 1999, Pete began his cooking career taking classes at L’Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, MD — and, he says, it opened a new world for him.
This is where he met his business partner Stephen Sands, and attended both the 12 week and 20 week professional courses. Pete was also an assistant at L’Academie de Cuisine for 3 years.
He also trained at the Culinary Institute of Florence in 2007. There, he learned from many top chefs while at the school, and was able to teach a cooking class at the Institute.
Pete cooked with Chef Andrea Trapani from the Culinary Institute of Florence, Italy, at the
James Beard House in New York City and worked with Chef Jonathan Krinn during the opening of his Restaurant 2941.
Pete taught cooking classes at Sur la Table in Arlington, La Cuisine in Old Town Alexandria, and The Culinary School of the Philippines.
He is also the author of “The Street Chef,” a cookbook that sold in the U.S., Canada, England, Russia, Philippines, and Italy. In 2009, after 26 years as an engineer, Pete retired to develop Culinaria.