Chef Chronicles with Jared Montarbo - EPISODE 55

Jared began his love for the culinary experience in his grandmother's kitchen. Jared attended the California Culinary Academy and started his externship with Wolfang Puck and has been working for him for over 20 years along with his mentor Erick Klein . At 17 years old he started working at Spago in Palo Alto and from there he went on to work at several locations including Las Vegas and becoming the Executive Chef in Colorado. After returning to the Bay Area Jared took the Helm of Alexander's Steakhouse in Cupertino where he became interested in butchery. To hone his butcher skills further he went on to work with Guy Crims at Pape Meat in Millbrae and joined Guy in opening the Butcher Shop by Niku Steakhouse where the focus is on Japanese Wagyu and dry aged beef. Jared is currently doing consulting work for Wolfgang Puck and as a private chef.

Excited to share this long awaited podcast about Jared’s origins and we talked about his wonderful culinary journey, kitchen challenges , new job and favorite recipes.

SHOW NOTES

Wolfgang Puck

https://wolfgangpuck.com

Team Trex

https://www.teamtrex.com

Niku Butcher Shop

https://www.nikubutchershop.com

Alexander’s Steakhouse Cupertino

https://www.alexanderssteakhouse.com

Pape Meats

https://www.yelp.com/biz/pape-meat-millbrae

Omakase SF