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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Three Michelin stars for Saison (2014)
★World's 50 Best Restaurants #29 (2016) and #46
★Food & Wine Best New Chef (2011)
★San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef (2010)
★SF Magazine Best Chef (2011)
★Multiple James Beard Award nominations for Best Chef West
Notable Facts
→Chef-owner of three-Michelin-starred Saison in San Francisco
→Created unique 'Skenesian' fire-based cooking style
→Currently operates Leopardo restaurant in Los Angeles (opened 2024)
→Known for extreme dedication to highest-quality wild ingredients
→Has 132K Instagram followers (@jskenes)
→Pioneered live-fire cooking techniques and innovations
→Previously operated $800+ per person private dinners from Hollywood Hills home
→Backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Tim Ferriss for Saison expansion
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