Chef Sam made his culinary journey from his home state of Connecticut to the west coast more than 30 years ago. He graduated from the California Culinary Academy and went on to work at Masa’s in San Francisco, Pinot Hollywood in LA, and then The Heathman Restaurant in Portland. In 2007 he was invited to the small town of Foligno in Umbria, Italy where the locals walked him through the Italian table and taught him the cooking techniques from that region.
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