There are people who say they are there, and there are people that are there. When Andrew and I meet years ago we realized that we would be friends for life, so many similarities, love of food family but most of all our consistent honesty with each other and support has created an unbelievable friendship and support.

Derek and I go way back to the days of when he was the chef of fifteen in London, I would say he is my brother of another mother. He isa a champion for all things Canadian, as well as being just a brilliant chef. He is a Bruins hockey fan in Montreal which isn’t easy and has a amazing restaurant called Maison Publique which is by far my favorite restaurant.

I am honored to call chris a friend, he is a great chef and even better human. He has shown us all how to get things done, each step has been with heart, soul and a lot of love for his city and his team!

Jeff is in a league of his own when it comes to tattoo’s, but for me he has been a regular customer & friend for over 15 years. He is know as the bio mechanical tattoo king, but has branched out into so many different styles of pieces that are beautiful in so many ways. He is also a avid hunter and lover of fine foods and even makes his own salumi.

When I first meet Chris it was at McSweenys when I was pitching him my cook book proposal. We discussed a lot of ideas, but even more important we starting a lasting friendship. He is a true force to be reckoned with in the media and food world I am so excited to see all the cool stuff he has been working on and what he has to come.

Let’s be honest, Richie pissed in a lot of peoples cheerios when he started with his blog and using social media to voice his often controversial comments about restaurants, critics & just bad restaurant behavior whether it was guests or chefs he had a no holds bar approach. Now Richie is older and wiser and has a lot to offer the next generation and the restaurant industry as a whole.

When I moved to San Francisco in 1996 I would see these SPB decals all over town, not knowing what they were I was always attracted to this type of rad street art..

When I arrived in San Francisco in 1996 Rubicon was a dream opportunity that fell into my lap, by chance of a friend from culinary school, I started on hot apps and she scared the daylights out of me. Thank you for being a friend a mentor and a kick ass chef who can cook like no ones business.

What can I say? It’s Yuri. We have known each other for years. He is an incredible human with the ability to suffer and give encouragement all with a huge shit eating grin on his face.

Bob Roll is my neighbor, but more then that he was the guy who made cycling approachable to me, I looked up to the amazing cycling feats his dedication to the sport and his incredible mutton chops. which I always wanted but could never grow.