Title:Contributing Writer
Location:Santa Fe, New Mexico
Expertise:Native American cuisine, contemporary Native American cuisine, cooking, recipe development- 30+ years as a professional chef- Native American chef from the Diné (Navajo) Nation- Leads cooking classes on Native American foods of the Southwest
Experience
Chef Walter Whitewater was born in Pinon, Arizona, and is from the Diné (Navajo) Nation. He grew up in a traditional family and began cooking as a young boy after seeing people cooking at some of the traditional ceremonies his family attended. He began cooking professionally in 1992 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at Cafe Escalera and has since cooked at a number of diverse restaurants, expanding his culinary skills and knowledge of global cuisines.
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