Jerry Traunfeld

Jerry Traunfeld is an American chef and author who served as the executive chef of The Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville, Washington from July 1990 to November 2007. Prior to that he was the executive chef of the Alexis Hotel in Seattle and a pastry chef at Jeremiah Tower's Stars in San Francisco.

Traunfeld was the 2000 winner of the James Beard Award for "Best American Chef: Northwest and Hawaii." He is the author of ''The Herbfarm Cookbook'', Simon & Schuster, and ''The Herbal Kitchen: Cooking with Fragrace and Flavor'', HarperCollins. He has appeared on ''Martha Stewart Living'', ''Better Homes and Gardens'', ''The Splendid Table'', Top Chef Masters (season 2), and other American television and radio programs. Traunfeld is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland and a graduate of the California Culinary Academy. Provided by Wikipedia