![]() On the side, Casasola has her own budding desserts business, Pastries by Ashley. ![]() Part of a team that achieved first place in a high school culinary competition last year, she’s now a freshman at Georgia State University, studying hospitality administration with the help of a scholarship from Les Dames. At Meadowcreek High School in Gwinnett County, she got involved in a culinary education program that has its own bistro-a rare educational opportunity for anyone, and especially for students of color in a working-class community. As Afrobeats and reggae set the mood, Casasola and other aspiring culinarians prepared a menu inspired by Lowcountry cuisine.Ĭasasola became interested in cooking at an early age, after visiting family in Guatemala and wanting to learn to replicate their dishes. ![]() ![]() ![]() On a breezy night in June, 18-year-old Ashley Casasola was in a busy kitchen in Tucker, keeping a close eye on the dessert station at a fundraising event sponsored by the Atlanta chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International-an organization of women chefs that provides opportunities and scholarships for young cooks and entrepreneurs. ![]()
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