Awards & Recognition
★James Beard Award Best Chef New York City 2013 (after 10 nominations)
★Michelin Star for wd~50 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2014)
★Food & Wine Magazine America's Ten Best Chefs 2001
★James Beard Rising Star Chef nominee 2000
★New York Magazine New York Awards 2000
★James Beard Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America inductee 2015
★StarChefs Rising Star 2005
Notable Facts
→Pioneer of molecular gastronomy in American cuisine
→Owner/chef of legendary wd~50 restaurant (2003-2014) that revolutionized NYC dining
→Currently operates Du's Donuts & Coffee in Brooklyn and Stretch Pizza in Manhattan
→Published cookbook 'wd~50: The Cookbook' with Peter Meehan
→Philosophy degree from Colby College, trained at French Culinary Institute
→Worked under Jean-Georges Vongerichten for 5 years
→110K Instagram followers, 17.2K Twitter followers
→Regular TV cooking show judge and media personality