On Chloe Dubisch’s first day of kindergarten in upstate New York, her teachers asked everyone to share what they were most excited to learn about in school. Chloe announced unhesitatingly that she wanted to learn about other countries, the most interesting subject in the entire world. Luckily she would gain hands-on experience in the matter just a few years later. Her family would go on to live in Bariloche, Argentina for a year and a half, clumsily navigating a new language while diving into new experiences headfirst.

They would go on to travel the world as a family, seeing much of the USA before settling in the West Coast of the USA in first California and then Arizona. Chloe’s family spent many school vacations in Mexico, and even became marooned there one week in October during a flood that made the unpaved roads unnavigable.

In the years following her high school graduation, her mother accepted two artist residencies in Morocco and Ireland during consecutive years, and had the entire family accompany her. These unique opportunities allowed them to stay immersed in the culture of a place for many weeks while they learned about local customs, art, food, and language.

Chloe studied abroad in Glasgow, Scotland during her junior year of college, which gave her the opportunity to explore Europe. She found nothing more invigorating than a low-cost flight to Paris and a weekend spent in a hostel or on someone’s floor.

Chloe received her BA in English from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, in 2020. She would relocate to Mexico for a year to stay with her parents, who live as expats in Mazatlan to this day.

During this time, she began studying remotely for her MA in humanities from The University of Chicago, where she is currently working on her thesis. She would eventually relocate to Chicago, where she would find her way to The International Kitchen through a job posting distributed by the University.

Chloe has rediscovered her passion for travel and food during her time with the company, and she takes great pleasure in applying her knowledge of travel to her work. This knowledge is coupled with years of experience working in hospitality and food service. She has spent time in professional kitchens, as well as behind the bar and serving tables – often all on the same night.

Chloe loves cooking new recipes at home almost as much as she enjoys eating out at Chicago’s myriad restaurants. She favors anything spicy and delights in the discovery of a new kind of cheese sauce. She tries to keep the ingredients for brownies on hand at all times.

Chloe’s favorite travel destinations include Paris and anywhere in Latin America, but she hopes to visit Southeast Asia sometime soon.

Chloe believes reading and writing are intrinsic to the food and travel experience because culture and beauty are meant to be shared, passed around, and enjoyed as widely as possible.