Chef Justin West
Private Chef In Santa Barbara
Get to know me better
I am energetic and passionate about what I believe in. Which is eating real food, made from scratch.
Classically trained Chef with 30 years of experience. I grew up in restaurants and I am the son of a Chef. My cooking is very seasonal and the menus I write are driven by what is available at the local Farmers Market, where I have been buying for over a decade and a half. I currently own and operate a meat and seafood distribution and I carry about 30 different products. All of my proteins come directly from USDA inspected restaurant distributors. I NEVER BUY PROTEINS OR SEAFOOD FROM THE GROCERY STORE.
Attended Le Cordon Blue at The California Culinary Academy; Graduated in 2006
Former Chef/Owner of Julienne in Santa Barbara, CA; 2008 - 2016 - 2 stars from the LA Times
Wildwood Kitchen in Santa Barbara, CA 2015-2018 - Won Accolades for my BBQ
More about me
For me, cooking is...
For me cooking is a way of life. Mis en Place is a way of life. It's all I have ever known, which means I have always eaten well!
I learned to cook at...
My dad was a Chef and owned restaurants when I was a kid so I got started working in professional kitchens at an early age.
A cooking secret...
Attention and care for perfect ingredients from the Market to the Plate. Basically, Love. Love is always the secret ingredient.
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