Awards & Recognition
★Top Chef Season 12 winner (2014)
★Food Network Tournament of Champions Season 4 winner (2023)
★James Beard Foundation 2020 Best New Restaurant finalist
★James Beard Foundation 2020 Best Chef: California semifinalist
★Eater Young Guns 2014
★Zagat 30 Under 30 list 2015
★Esquire TV's Knife Fight winner
Notable Facts
→Won Top Chef Season 12 in 2014 and Food Network Tournament of Champions Season 4 in 2023
→Worked as personal chef for Oprah Winfrey after Top Chef win
→Trained under renowned chefs including Wolfgang Puck, Michael Voltaggio, and Michael Symon
→Nightshade (2019-2020) earned James Beard Foundation nominations and national acclaim before closing due to COVID-19
→Currently operates Daybird (Szechuan hot chicken) and 88 Club (fine dining Chinese) in Los Angeles
→228K Instagram followers documenting culinary work