Scott Leibfried facts for kids
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
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| Education | Johnson & Wales University |
| Spouse | Christine Fazzino |
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Current restaurant(s)
Soleil @k
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Television show(s)
Hell's Kitchen
Food Network Challenge |
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Scott Leibfried is a famous American chef and food expert. He is well-known for being on popular cooking shows like Hell's Kitchen and Food Network Challenge. Scott was born in New York City and was the younger of two children in his family.
Scott's Cooking Journey
Early Career and Training
After finishing his studies at Johnson & Wales University, Scott Leibfried worked in many places. He spent a lot of time cooking in the northeastern United States and in Europe. In 1997, he moved to the West Coast of the United States. There, he worked as a chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
In 2002, Scott became the executive chef at the Napa Valley Grille in Los Angeles. An executive chef is the head chef in charge of the kitchen. Soon after, he moved to London, England. In London, he worked in different restaurants. He learned a lot from the famous chef Gordon Ramsay.
Becoming an Executive Chef
In 2006, Scott Leibfried became the executive chef at a restaurant called Soleil @K. This restaurant is located in San Diego, California.
In August 2012, Scott took on a new role. He became the corporate chef at Fleetwood's restaurant in Maui, Hawaii. Because of this new job, he left his role on Hell's Kitchen. He had been the blue team's sous chef for the first ten seasons. A sous chef is the second-in-command in a kitchen. James Avery took his place in the eleventh season of Hell's Kitchen U.S..
Today, Scott Leibfried is the Chief Culinary Officer at Greensbury Market. This means he leads all the food-related decisions for the company.
Scott on TV
Scott Leibfried is also known for his appearances on television. He has been on several cooking shows.
- He was Gordon Ramsay's blue kitchen sous-chef on the first ten seasons of the U.S. version of Hell's Kitchen.
- He hosted the Food Network Challenge cooking competition series. This was during season 1 on the Food Network.
- Leibfried also appeared on Kitchen Nightmares. He was in two episodes: "J Willy's" from season 1 and "Lido di Manhattan Beach" from season 2.
