Established in 2010 to provide chocolate to fine dining restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, La Forêt has developed into a true chocolate atelier. Calling on her pastry training,…
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Chef John Harris and his staff at Lilette celebrated their tenth year in 2010. He has been a James Beard finalist for Best Chef South in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. He was included…
A California native of a small central valley agricultural community, Traci Des Jardins has been a part of the San Francisco food community for 25 years and has opened many…
Since his arrival on the culinary scene nearly three decades ago, Chef Mark Franz has launched several successful restaurants, earned numerous prestigious awards, and written a cookbook chronicling his most…
Belinda Leong began and honed her skills as a pastry chef over eight years at Restaurant Gary Danko in San Francisco. She moved to Europe staging at Pierre Hermé in…
Robert Curry, has been Executive Chef at Auberge du Soleil since 2005. He oversees all culinary aspects of the hotel’s iconic Restaurant, and has earned 11 consecutive Michelin Star awards…
Raised on the farm covered hills of Northeastern Ohio, Chef Angela Pinkerton grew up appreciating the natural beauty of food and the success that hard work will produce. Learning these…
Jacob Town got his start in a small Oregon community washing dishes at Hot Peppers restaurant. As a young man, his Mother’s lack of skill in the kitchen pushed him…
David Kurtz – Chef & Owner of Homage Chef David Kurtz’s career started in the Country Clubs throughout the Midwest at the young age of fourteen. He continued as he…
Jennifer Biesty Chef/Partner – Shakewell-Oakland Chef Jennifer Biesty started cooking in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, when she was in high school, after becoming one of the youngest students at the…