Executive Chef Matt Ayala Is Serving Culinary Ambition At Francois Frankie
The Executive Chef details how he's training the next generation of F&B talent
Executive Chef Matt Ayala hosts Jaime Black at Francois Frankie for a Dynasty Podcasts recording feet away from the restaurant’s impressive rotating carousel bar.
Chef Matt shares his beginnings in the restaurant industry and details how his experience working in fine dining realized his larger culinary ambitions. The Executive Chef also reveals how the restaurant’s rotating carousel bar operates, offers his choices for the menu items first time visitors need to order, and explains how he’s training his current kitchen talent for the next stages of their careers.
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(Francois Frankie’s thick cut bacon and cheeseburger. Photos by Jaime Black.)