Won a Michelin star at age 30 in Helsinki, Finland. Featured several times at the James Beard House in New York City. Contestant on American Food Battle, season 1, episode 10. Subject of the Amazon Prime Documentary: dictionary of a food hero. Author of the cookbook Simply Fish. Cooked for President Obama at 25 Lusk. Competitor on Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay, season 30, episode 14. Culinary Envoy for the US Department of State in Georgia