Jeff McInnis is one of the chefs on Bravo's reality cooking competition, "Top Chef 5: New York."
Jeff McInnis got his culinary start at age 15 by cleaning local fish while working on Florida fishing boats and a year later began peeling shrimp, cleaning squid and cutting fish for The Marina Café. Jeff McInnis embarked on his professional career as a Sous Chef at Atlanticville Restaurant and Café outside of Charleston, South Carolina, while attending school at Johnson & Wales University. Jeff McInnis went on to hone his culinary skills as a Sous Chef in San Francisco at Azie, an upscale Asian fusion restaurant, and later served as a Sous Chef at the Five Star Orient Express resort in Virginia where he expanded on his knowledge of French and American cuisines. Returning to his native Florida, Jeff McInnis worked directly under Chef Norman Van Aken and then joined The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach culinary team. Jeff McInnis currently serves as Chef de Cuisine of The DiLido Beach Club. Jeff McInnis's recent sabbaticals include traveling to North Africa, Turkey, Italy, and the Greek Isles to discover new techniques which he uses daily at home with Florida ingredients.
Age: 30
Hometown: Niceville, Florida
Current Residence: Miami, Florida
Profession: Chef de Cuisine, The DiLido Beach Club
Culinary Education: Johnson & Wales University
Favorite Simple Summer Recipe: Melon sorbet salad
Jeff McInnis got his culinary start at age 15 by cleaning local fish while working on Florida fishing boats and a year later began peeling shrimp, cleaning squid and cutting fish for The Marina Café. Jeff McInnis embarked on his professional career as a Sous Chef at Atlanticville Restaurant and Café outside of Charleston, South Carolina, while attending school at Johnson & Wales University. Jeff McInnis went on to hone his culinary skills as a Sous Chef in San Francisco at Azie, an upscale Asian fusion restaurant, and later served as a Sous Chef at the Five Star Orient Express resort in Virginia where he expanded on his knowledge of French and American cuisines. Returning to his native Florida, Jeff McInnis worked directly under Chef Norman Van Aken and then joined The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach culinary team. Jeff McInnis currently serves as Chef de Cuisine of The DiLido Beach Club. Jeff McInnis's recent sabbaticals include traveling to North Africa, Turkey, Italy, and the Greek Isles to discover new techniques which he uses daily at home with Florida ingredients.
Age: 30
Hometown: Niceville, Florida
Current Residence: Miami, Florida
Profession: Chef de Cuisine, The DiLido Beach Club
Culinary Education: Johnson & Wales University
Favorite Simple Summer Recipe: Melon sorbet salad