Awards & Recognition
★Michelin star for State Bird Provisions (2014-2017)
★Michelin star for The Progress (2017)
★James Beard Award: Best Chef West 2015
★James Beard Award cookbook finalist 2018
★James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur nominee 2025 and 2026
★James Beard Best New Restaurant winner 2013 (State Bird Provisions)
★James Beard Best New Restaurant nominee 2015 (The Progress)
Notable Facts
→Chef/Co-Owner of three acclaimed San Francisco restaurants: State Bird Provisions, The Progress, and The Anchovy Bar
→Pioneer of dim sum cart service format in fine dining
→Graduate of Culinary Institute of America
→Co-authored cookbook 'State Bird Provisions' with wife Nicole Krasinski
→Multiple James Beard Award winner and consistent nominee across multiple categories
→Born and raised in California, worked in restaurants since high school