In today’s episode we’re speaking with Chef Kyle Connaughton, co-owner of SingleThread, a Japanese cuisine inspired restaurant, inn and 24-acre farm with three Michelin stars. In 2021, SingleThread was listed in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Kyle began his culinary career in Los Angeles with an apprenticeship at one of the oldest Japanese restaurants in the city. He then continued training in both pastry and savory at Spago Beverly Hills, The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Lucques, Hama Sushi, and A.O.C. Kyle spent several years cooking in Japan for the famed chef Michel Bras and in numerous traditional Japanese cuisine restaurants.  In 2006, Kyle joined Heston Blumenthal to become the Head Chef of Research and Development for the Fat Duck Experimental Kitchen. He is a contributor to the "Modernist Cuisine" series, a co-developer of the Culinary Science Bachelor's Degree program for the CIA, and co-author of the book Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking.

Listen as we chat with Chef Kyle about his journey from a skateboarder to a Michelin star chef.