2010 Signature Chefs Event Host Chef Jason Damato, House of Blues Foundation Room
Chef Linda Rodriguez
Hachi
The Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa
11011 W Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
(702) 797-7576
www.stationcasinos.com

Rodriguez was born in the Philippines and came to the United States at the age of seven. At 20, she moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she apprenticed for two years at Maison Lacour, a traditional French Restaurant. It was here where Rodriguez learned not only classic French cooking techniques, but also Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian and Cajun cooking from French-Chinese Chef Jacqueline Greaud.

To pursue her passion for cooking, Rodriguez enrolled at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in New York. After graduation, she went on to work highly regarded New York restaurants, including Le Bernardin, Park Avenue Café, Lespinnasse and the The River Café.

She is now the Executive Chef at Hachi inside Red Rock Hotel & Casino where she was responsible for the design of the kitchen and sushi bar.