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About Jerry Traunfeld
- Jerry Traunfeld is an American chef and author who served as the executive chef of The Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville, Washington from July 1990 to November 2007.
- Prior to that he was the executive chef of the Alexis Hotel in Seattle and a pastry chef at Jeremiah Tower's Stars in San Francisco. Traunfeld was the 2000 winner of the James Beard Award for "Best American Chef: Northwest and Hawaii." He is the author of The Herbfarm Cookbook, Simon & Schuster, and The Herbal Kitchen: Cooking with Fragrace and Flavor, Harper Collins.
- He has appeared on Martha Stewart Living, Better Homes and Gardens, The Splendid Table, Top Chef Masters (season 2), and other American television and radio programs.
- Traunfeld is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland and a graduate of the California Culinary Academy.
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