Chef Curtis Stone operates on the cutting edge of California cuisine, owning and operating two of Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence–winning restaurants in LA, Maude and Gwen. His growing empire includes not just restaurants but social media pages, TV appearances, cookware lines and six cookbooks to date. Despite his busy schedule, he always finds time to cook at home for his wife and sons. Read on to learn more about this family-man-turned-restaurant-star and how he got his start, plus four recipes from his kitchen for easy entertaining.
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