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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Three Michelin stars total (8 consecutive years at Dovetail, 1 at NIX, 1 at Lilac with Service Award)
★Three New York Times stars for Dovetail and 701 West
★Two New York Times stars for NIX, The Loyal, and Narcissa
★NYT Critics' Choice for IRIS
★Esquire Magazine recognition as top chef to watch
Notable Facts
→Founder and CEO of JF Restaurants hospitality group with multiple locations across NY, Tampa, Boston, and LA
→Pioneer in vegetable-forward American cuisine and America's only Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurant (NIX)
→Trained under Thomas Keller at French Laundry and worked at Taillevent and Maison Blanche in Paris
→Operates restaurants in prestigious hotels including Times Square EDITION and Tampa EDITION
→Born in Los Angeles, based in New York City since 2007
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