Chef Larry Canepa is a Certified Culinary Educator and brings over four decades of Food and Wine experience to today’s adult culinary learners. He has taught culinary arts and restaurant operation classes at numerous respected institutions including; Le Cordon Bleu, Arizona State University, Desert Botanical Garden and the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Phoenix.  He has conducted seminars and lectures on International Cuisine, The Spice Trade, food trends, wine appreciation, coffee, tea, Superfoods for a Super Hero’s Life, dining etiquette, Sugar and the Slave trade, Aphrodisiacs, food revolutions, and healthy cooking for students, adults, continuing education classes and charitable organizations and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. He also holds a Master of Tea certification with the Specialty Tea Institute and is on a professional mission to ‘de-coffee-inate’ America with a unique and contemporary approach to wine and tea.