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"I have had the honor of preparing meals for various V.I.P's" |
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Name David Lawrence San Francisco - Acclaimed Chef David Lawrence leads a talented
kitchen staff at Essex Supper Club, creating an eclectic menu
featuring French-inspired California cuisine. |
Lawrence, who has had the honor of preparing meals for the Prince
and Princess of Wales, Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon and
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, most recently served as Chef
de Cuisine of Cityscape Restaurant in San Francisco. While at Cityscape, Lawrence devised and implemented the Chefs
for Kids Program, raising thousands of dollars for the Tenderloin
After School Program. The City of San Francisco recognized Lawrence’s
efforts by awarding him a Proclamation, declaring March 10, 1994
“David Lawrence Day.” |
| A native of London, Lawrence left England for the United States
in 1988 to join former Le Gavroche chef Kurt Graising at the newly
opened 231 Ellsworth Restaurant in the Bay Area. Serving as Chef
de Cuisine, Lawrence worked closely with Graising to help shape
the restaurants eclectic menu and culinary vision, an effort rewarded
by numerous awards and accolades during Lawrence's tenure there. |
Lawrence received his formal culinary training at Westminister
College in London. In 1982 he joined England's most celebrated
and honored culinarians, Albert and Michael Roux, the chef proprietors
of the world-renowned Le Gavroch and the Waterside Inn (both three
star Michelin restaurants). Lawrence worked at five of the Roux
brothers establishments, rapidly advancing from apprentice to
Sous Chef in four short years. In 1986, Lawrence moved on to serve
as Chef de Cuisine at London's chic Interlude Restaurant. |
In addition to executive chef duties at Essex Supper Club, Lawrence devotes his time and talent to helping shape the future of the culinary arts and the community, teaching at Chez Linda’s Cooking School in Saratoga, East Oakland's Youth Development Center, “Home Alone” Cooking Class for Latchkey Children, and Tenderloin 2000 After School Program. |
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