A Taste of My Work
Food, photography, and a lifelong curiosity. Explore a selection of dishes, creative projects, and stories from my life in the kitchen.
On the Plate
Color, texture, and flavor come together in dishes that reflect my journey from sculpture to the kitchen.
Ingredient Stories
A closer look at the ingredients, experiments, and sustainable ideas that keep me curious in the kitchen.
Food Photography
Food through my lens: natural styling, thoughtful composition, and the small details that make each dish worth a closer look.
Beyond the Kitchen
As a Chief Ambassador for The Burnt Chef Project, I champion mental wellbeing in hospitality and help challenge the stigma around asking for support. I believe open conversations and stronger connections can help build a healthier industry.
My community work also includes serving as Culinary Chair for the St. Jude/ALSAC Celebrity Chef & Wine Dinner, bringing chefs together in support of a shared cause.
Food. Art. Possibility.
At a young age, I wanted to know how things worked, how to break them apart and rebuild them. This natural drive and curiosity spurred my desire to explore art, more specifically, sculpting. Through this medium, I learned the creative process and how to manipulate a raw ingredient into something I could truly identify with.
As I grew, I adapted my creative talents to the kitchen, shifting my medium of choice to food, instead of clay. Now, three decades later I have mastered many skills, but I'm always hungry to learn more...
TASTY TRIMMINGS
Let's stop food waste together...
“Look for creative ways of using typically discarded portions of ingredients. It increases yields and gross profit margins.”
The root-to-stem movement and a focus on green practices are not new initiatives, but there’s a renewed focus on them, given today’s economic imperatives.
