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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Two Michelin Star restaurants (Kinship and Métier)
★James Beard Award Best Chef Mid-Atlantic (2008)
★Food & Wine Best New Chef (2005)
★RAMMY Chef of the Year (2008)
★Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington Best New Restaurant (2005)
★AAA Five-Diamond rating for CityZen
Notable Facts
→Owner of two Michelin-starred restaurants Kinship and Métier in Washington DC
→Former executive chef at CityZen (2004-2014) at Mandarin Oriental
→Trained under Thomas Keller at The French Laundry and helped open Per Se
→Also worked under Wolfgang Puck at Spago
→Born 1972 in Iowa, culinary school graduate from CIA
→Has Wikipedia page dedicated to his career
→Partner with wife Célia Laurent in restaurant operations
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