Chef Arnold is an Executive Chef, Chef Instructor, mentor, advisor, restaurateur and culinarian. He holds certifications from the Worlds Chef Societies as a Certified Executive Chef, American Culinary Federation as a Certified Executive Chef (CEC) and Lead Accepted Culinary Examiner (ACE).
He currently is a Concepts Development Consultant and Corporate Executive Chef. He is additionally a Senior coach for the Emirates Culinary Olympics Team. Previously he was Corporate Executive Chef for Hospitality management groups in Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates as well as various sites in the USA. He has been executive chef/operator of two restaurants in the Gulf Coast of Florida, one a fine dining steak and seafood restaurant and the other a beach community bakery and diner. His culinary experience spans from opening and operating a large contemporary multi-unit restaurant company in Central Florida to operating General Manager of a Country Club.
He has been classically trained in culinary by the Le Cordon Bleu School with a 4.0 GPA and is a member of Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society. He also has been certified by the State of Florida as a Certified Food Manager, a ServeSafe HACCP Course Instructor and holds certifications from the National Restaurant Association in Cost Control, Supervision, Culinary Arts and Advanced Baking & Pastry.
Chef Arnold frequently appears on local and regional television and radio shows promoting the craft of food preparation and has written numerous articles for newspaper and magazines.