Meet the Team

Mayet Cristobal
Mayet’s passion for cooking started at an early age, growing up in the Philippines. She grew up in a family where food brought people together, nourishing body and soul; she...
Branden Vendiola
Branden moved to California and joined the Bon Appétit team late 2019. Born and raised in the Aloha State of Hawai’i, Branden spent a majority of his career in multi-unit...
Joshua Hoffenberg
Joshua was raised in the San Fernando Valley and was born into a family of restaurateurs that started in Chicago in the early 1930s. His family moved across the country...
Clare Villasenor
Clare was born in the Philippines and moved to the San Fernando Valley at the age of 11. Clare’s passion for cooking started when she took a home economics class...
Aaron Graham
Aaron has had a love for cooking ever since he was young. His mom would always be experimenting with new and exciting recipes over the years, and she always encouraged...
Eduardo Vieyra
Eduardo joined Bon Appetit in 2013, after many years in restaurant dining. Born in Mexico City, he started working in the kitchen during his teenage years, and has not looked...
David Marquez
David was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley where he was exposed to a multitude of different culinary and cultural blends which helped shape his approach to the...
Francisco Magdaraog
Francisco was born in Northern California and moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California. It was several years after graduation before a combination of career detours...
Michelle Gomez-Arguello
Michelle has been with Bon Appetit since 2005. She is excited to be the Catering Director here at Disney where she blends her experience earned as the Director of Catering...
Pamela Montoya
I was born in Mexico City and raised in Los Angeles. I joined Bon Appétit at the very young age of 19 years old as an on-call catering attendant at...
Karen Torres
Karen was born in Los Angeles and raised in West Covina. Her passion for culinary arts started at an early age. Watching her mom grow her own vegetables and helping...
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