Miami Dade College students Marcelo Sardiña and Sachi Statz were selected by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, in Bilbao, Spain to participate in their apprenticeship program.
Sardiña and Statz, students in the Miami Culinary Institute, were selected by the BBVA to serve an apprenticeship under the Roca Brothers, the chefs and sommelier of the famous El Celler de Can Roca which was named “best restaurant in the world” in 2013 by Restaurant Magazine.
The BBVA and its U.S. subsidiary, BBVA Compass, is sponsoring the four-month long internship. It includes the coverage of the interns’ travel and lodging expenses. Sardiña and Statz were chosen from 10 students who helped the Roca brothers and their staff in preparing meals for at least 200 BBVA Compass clients and invited guests aboard the SeaFairMiami, a luxury yacht on Biscayne Bay.
