Bio
Chris Crary is an American chef who was a contestant on the ninth season of the cooking reality competition television series Top Chef, from 2011-2012.
Top Chef Bio
Chris is the Chef de Cuisine for Whist restaurant at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica. Born in a small town in Ohio, Chris decided he wanted to venture into larger cities to follow his culinary passions.
He attended Johnson & Wales University in both Norfolk, Virginia and Providence, Rhode Island where he received his Bachelors of Science degree in Culinary Arts.
From there, he journeyed to California where he trained with his chef mentor Tony DiSalvo, former Executive Chef at Jean Georges in NYC.
Chris incorporates Italian, Asian and Spanish influences in his cooking, but never loses sight of the customer's culinary journey. His focus is on flavour, texture, whimsy and creating the most memorable dining experience possible.
If he were given a last supper, he says, "It would have to include biscuits and gravy, to honour my southern roots. Who doesn't have a guilty pleasure of eating a plate of biscuits and sausage gravy?"