Awards & Recognition
★James Beard Foundation Best NYC Chef 2013 (after 10 nominations)
★Michelin star for wd~50 restaurant (2006, 2007, 2008)
★Food & Wine magazine's America's Ten Best New Chefs 2001
★New York Magazine's New York Awards 2000
★James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef nominee 2000
Notable Facts
→Pioneered molecular gastronomy in American dining with wd~50 restaurant
→Owns Du's Donuts & Coffee chain with locations in Brooklyn and SoHo
→Currently operates Stretch Pizza in Manhattan
→Published cookbook 'wd~50: The Cookbook' in 2017
→Great-grandfather was a donut maker at Ever Good Donut Shop in Rhode Island
→Philosophy degree from Colby College, trained at French Culinary Institute
→Worked under Jean-Georges Vongerichten at multiple restaurants