Awards & Recognition
★Served as coach for Team USA Bocuse d'Or 2025 team that won gold at Americas selection
★Long-term association with 3-Michelin starred French Laundry
★Team USA President for Bocuse d'Or 2025
Notable Facts
→Culinary Director at Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (3-Michelin starred French Laundry)
→24-year veteran of Thomas Keller Restaurant Group
→Previously Executive Sous Chef at The French Laundry (1999-2010)
→Team USA President for Bocuse d'Or 2025 competition
→Coached winning Team USA for 2025 Bocuse d'Or Americas selection
→Graduate of California Culinary Academy
→Started as dishwasher at Blue Moon Café in Claremont
→Head of research and development for Thomas Keller Restaurant Group