Awards & Recognition
★James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant nominee (2009)
★James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic nominee (2010)
★James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic semi-finalist (2012)
★Restaurant Association of Maryland Chef of the Year (2010)
★DC Rising Star Chef award (2010)
★Key to the City of Frederick, MD (2010)
Notable Facts
→Runner-up on Top Chef Season 6, losing to his brother Michael
→Multiple James Beard Award nominations in Mid-Atlantic category
→Currently Executive Chef at Wye Oak Tavern in Frederick, MD
→Former owner of acclaimed VOLT restaurant (2008-2024)
→Co-authored two cookbooks including 'VOLT ink: Recipes, Stories, Brothers'
→246K followers on Instagram
→Co-owns Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse at MGM National Harbor
→Graduate of Culinary Institute of America (1999)
→Previously worked at The French Laundry under Thomas Keller