Trivia

At 15, enrolled in a trade school for culinary arts and then attended the Culinary Institute of Arts (CIA).

Distant cousin of Roger Conant, the founder of Salem, Massachusetts.

At age 19, worked in New Orleans as a sous chef for four months.

Chef/owner of "Scarpetta" restaurants in Manhattan, Miami, Beverly Hills, at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, and Toronto, Ontario.

Chef/owner of "D.O.C.G." wine bar in Las Vegas.

Since his mother is from Italy and his father is from Maine, his favorite family dish he makes is stewed rabbit with biscuits.