KAYSEN TO REPRESENT EVERY U.S. CHEF AT
PREMIER INTERNATIONAL COOK-OFF

Pitco-Blodgett helps to send a young “culinary sensation”
to the 2007 Bocuse d’Or in France

By Brent T. Frei

Former editor of Chef Magazine

On Wednesday, January 24, all eyes in the nation—and, indeed, the world—will be on a 27-year-old cook from San Diego as he represents all American chefs in one of the most prestigious cooking competitions in the world.

Rare is the American cook under the age of 30 who has garnered the respect that only those who have spent countless years of toil and sweat behind the commercial stove can claim they’ve earned. Yet Gavin Kaysen is one of them. Humble and articulate beyond his age, Kaysen’s bearing and skill in back of the house belie his age and paint him as much older, much more seasoned.

Click here for full story.