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Gender	Male
Occupation	Pastry Chef
Location	San Francisco, California
Introduction	I think my taste in food is the offspring of hasty, unplanned breeding between big cities, where I grew up, and back-country Appalachia, which is my heritage. I have always revelled in trying new and edgy foods, yet remain ever attached and devoted to the humble and rich flavors of down-home cooking. It wasn't until I experienced the simple and exquisite cuisine of Tuscany that I started to resolve the city and the hills into a style of my own. It was there that I was shown the beauty and refinement that could be found in pure, fresh ingredients. As I have moved into my career as a chef I have tried to develop and focus that style in the types of dishes you'll see here: rustic, but refined, simple, but elegant.