Awards & Recognition
★Two Michelin stars at Atera restaurant NYC
★Food & Wine Best New Chefs in America 2010
★James Beard Rising Star Chef nominations 2010 and 2011
★Restaurant Hospitality '10 Chefs to Watch' 2010
Notable Facts
→Former executive chef of two-Michelin-starred Atera in NYC
→Born 1980 in Norfolk, Nebraska
→Trained at world-renowned Noma in Copenhagen
→Currently owns Okta restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon
→Previously worked at Castagna in Portland and Ninebark in Napa
→Studied at Spain's Mugaritz under Andoni Aduriz