Chef Peter

Teaches at Baruch College - CAPS

Chef Peter was born and raised in Berkeley's gourmet ghetto neighborhood, home of Chez Panisse, the Cheeseboard and the very first location of Peet's coffee. Chef Peter has been a chef for more than 30 years and says “I have been a foodie from birth”. After graduating from cooking school, he worked with many of the founders of California Cuisine including Jeremiah Tower, Mark Miller and Bradley Ogden. He was also one of the key chefs for the groundbreaking pop up supper clubs Ghetto Gourmet and Canvas Underground. He is currently a private chef for an Italian family in the East Bay Area and travels extensively through Northern Italy eating and studying the local cuisine.