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......John D. Miller

.............Academic Director, Culinary Arts
----------The Art Institute of Washington

John Miller’s extensive professional experience includes
stints at Roy’s Restaurants in San Diego and Bonita
Springs, Florida, where he served as sous chef and
performed numerous culinary management duties.
Miller began his career in Pennsylvania, where he
worked at the Pressroom Restaurant, L.J.’s Restaurant &
Pub and the Log Cabin Restaurant. Before joining The
Art Institute of Washington in April 2005, Miller was a
faculty member at The Art Institute of California—San
Diego were he was charged with authoring curriculum
and developing all class material including the 11-week
lecture lesson structure, outcome testing materials and
overall support infrastructure, as well as to ultimately
teach the inaugural Garde Manger/Charcuterie class


Subsequently he created a new curriculum and class
materials for the inaugural Current Cuisine (Asian,
Pacific Rim and Fusion) Course. Miller holds a bachelor
of arts in East Asian Studies-Japanese from Washington
and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Additionally, he
obtained an Associate’s in Occupational Studies
Degree – Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of
America in Hyde Park, New York.

Areas of Expertise:
• Asian cuisine (Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai,
Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian)
• Japanese language (B.A. - East Asian Studies –
Japanese)
• Japanese cultural and historical focus
• Garde Manger – hors d’oeuvres, charcuterie,
forcemeats, buffet production, cold food and
pantry operations/production.
• American Regional Cuisine
• Fundamental Culinary Skills instruction
• Culinary curriculum authoring, organization,
development and revision
• Classical French Cuisine
• Meat and fish butchery
• Culinary staff training (corporate training)

Courses Taught:
• Culinary Skills
• American Regional Cuisine
• Garde Manger (Charcuterie, Hors d'oeuvres
and Appetizers, Pantry)
• International Cuisine (Classical Cuisine,
International Cuisine,
• Mediterranean Cuisine)
• Current Cuisine (Asian, Pacific Rim, Fusion)

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