Awards & Recognition
★2012 James Beard Award - Cookbook of the Year (Modernist Cuisine)
★2012 James Beard Award - Professional Cooking (Modernist Cuisine)
★Gourmand Cookbook Hall of Fame (Modernist Cuisine)
★IACP Cookbook Awards (Modernist Cuisine)
Notable Facts
→Co-author of James Beard Award-winning Modernist Cuisine cookbook
→Founded experimental kitchen at 3-Michelin star Fat Duck restaurant
→Co-founder and former CEO of ChefSteps (sold to Breville in 2019)
→Current founder/CEO of Combustion Inc (smart cooking thermometers)
→Degrees in mathematics and biochemistry from University of Washington
→Worked with Nathan Myhrvold at Intellectual Ventures
→Created Joule sous vide device at ChefSteps