Scott Leibfried

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Scott Leibfried
Born (1971-03-09) March 9, 1971 (age 54)
Education Johnson & Wales University
SpouseChristine Fazzino
ChildrenRiley Leibfried [1] [ failed verification ]
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • Soleil @k

Scott Leibfried is an American chef and culinary consultant best known for his work hosting and participating in cooking-related competition programs Hell's Kitchen and the Food Network Challenge . [2] Leibfried was born in New York City as the younger of two children.

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Career

After graduating from Johnson & Wales University, Leibfried spent most of his time working in the US Northeast and Europe, before relocating to the West Coast of the United States in 1997 to work as a chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. [3] In 2002, he left for the executive chef position at the Napa Valley Grille in Los Angeles. He soon moved to London to work at a variety of restaurants under the guidance of Gordon Ramsay. [4]

In 2006, Leibfried became the executive chef at Soleil @K in San Diego.

In August 2012, Leibfried became the corporate chef at Fleetwood's restaurant in Maui. Because of this, he left his position on Hell's Kitchen as the blue team's sous chef for the first ten seasons, and was replaced by James Avery in the eleventh season of Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)

Leibfried currently serves as Chief Culinary Officer at Greensbury Market. [5]

Television

References

  1. Scott Liebfried Trivia & Quotes. TV.com (2006-10-07). Retrieved on 2011-08-17. Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Scott Leibfried, Sous Chef for Hell's Kitchen". foodchannel.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  3. "Scott the Sous Chef". lifestylefood.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  4. Hell's Kitchen: Staff Bio
  5. "From the Kitchen of the CEO: Introducing Chef Scott Leibfried". Greensbury. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. "Hell's Kitchen: Sous Chef Scott". realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/. Retrieved 2015-12-01.