Awards & Recognition
★Two Michelin stars at Atera in New York City
★Food & Wine Best New Chef 2010
★James Beard Award Rising Star Chef nominee 2010 and 2011
★James Beard Award Best Chef Northwest semifinalist 2024
★James Beard Award Best New Restaurant semifinalist 2023 for ōkta
★StarChefs.com Rising Star Chef 2013
★Esquire Best New Restaurants 2022 for ōkta
★Named to TIME's World's Greatest Places 2023
Notable Facts
→Former executive chef of two Michelin-starred Atera in New York City
→Born in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1980
→Trained at Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark and Mugaritz in Spain
→Founded ōkta restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon with dedicated farm and fermentation lab
→Previously ran Ninebark in Napa Valley with AvroKO Hospitality Group
→Has Wikipedia page documenting his culinary career
→Recent restaurant ōkta closed in September 2024 after two-year run