Awards & Recognition
★Michelin 3-star chef (Per Se)
★Michelin 1-star chef (Lincoln Ristorante)
★Michelin 1-star chef (Benno Restaurant)
★New York Times 3-star review (Benno)
★Food & Wine Best New Chef 2006
★StarChefs Rising Star 2005
★First American-born chef to earn 3 Michelin stars
Notable Facts
→First American-born and trained chef to earn three Michelin stars
→Chef de Cuisine at Per Se under Thomas Keller for 6 years
→Executive Chef at Lincoln Ristorante for 6 years
→Owner/Chef of Benno Restaurant, Leonelli concepts
→Currently Culinary Director at Four Twenty Five (Jean-Georges restaurants)
→CIA graduate with 30+ years experience
→Worked under legendary chefs: Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Tom Colicchio