Chef donald link biography of michael
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Rising Star Chef Donald Link of Herbsaint - Biography
Donald Link began working in the kitchen at age 15 washing dishes and soon began cooking professionally. After years of experience working in Louisiana restaurants, Donald moved to San Francisco in 1993.
Chef donald link biography of michael
After one year at the wildly popular Cha Cha Cha, he attended the California Culinary Academy.
During this time Link cooked at many San Francisco restaurants, including the eccentric Flying Saucer, the newly opened Scala’s Bistro, Cole Valley’s Zazie, and at the Elite Café as Sunday Brunch Chef.
In 1995, Link pursued an externship at Susan Spicer’s Bayona and continued on to become sous chef.
In 1997, he returned to San Francisco to open Jardinière with Traci Des Jardin. This soon led to an executive chef opportunity at the Elite Café in San Francisco’s Fillmore District where he received raved reviews and appeared on local cooking shows and participated in many charity events around Northern California.
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