I'm originally from Rhode Island and went to culinary school in Boston. After graduating, I moved to Chicago to cook and my first restaurant I landed at was one Michelin Star, Everest under Jean Joho. After 2 and a half years there, I went to a farm to table restaurant called the Bristol where the focus was sustainability and being "farm to table". I stayed within these parameters of fine dining and locality for the last 12 years working at places like Local Foods, The Waldorf Astoria, Swift @ Sons, and Abigail's. Working under mentors like Jean Joho, Mike Gorman, Chris Pandel, and Matthias Merges, I've been fortunate to learn my craft from some of the best Chicago has to offer. Currently being one of the many chefs for Abbott Laboratories' food service has allowed me to join the team at Joyful and be creative and really share what I'm passionate about. I'm always looking for a new technique to try and recipe to master, in hopes I can share with our guests at Joyful.