For Andrew Fuller, snowboarding led to the unlikely journey of ultimately becoming a chef and restaurant owner of Oquirrh. Now's he becoming the talk of the town.
SALT LAKE CITY — For Andrew Fuller, snowboarding led to the unlikely journey of ultimately becoming a chef and restaurant owner of Oquirrh.Oquirrh, located in downtown Salt Lake City, serves up a unique take on familiar foods.
Fuller is a chef to watch in the kitchen.He was recently named as a semifinalist for a James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Mountain Region. The James Beard Awards are one of the most prestigious awards a chef can get in the world of cooking.And this is the third time he and his restaurant have received the honor.The finalists for the James Beard Awards will be announced March 31."I'm really grateful when people choose to spend their time at Oquirrh, and I'm happy to be able to provide a space to gather and be part of the city," Fuller said.Subconsciously being fascinated by cooking People enter Oquirrh Restaurant in Salt Lake City on March 19. The restaurant is owned by former pro snowboarder Andrew Fuller. It was snowboarding that led Fuller to his first job in a kitchen.Fuller first started working in kitchens at age 15. He first worked at a country club in Colorado bussing tables. Then, in order to be part of a work release program at his high school to get a half-day off to snowboard each week, he talked to the chef about getting some hours working inside the kitchen. He agreed.At one point, he got reprimanded for lingering too long in the pass where the food is passed on from the kitchen to the dining room. He was just fascinated with watching what was going on in the kitchen."I remember very specifically knowing what she was talking about," Fuller said. "Because when I had a minute, I would stop and I would sit and I would watch the cooks cook because I was so interested in that." The roasted duck breast at Oquirrh Restaurant in Salt Lake City on March 19. Owner Andrew Fuller said he remembered being fascinated with the cooks in the kitchen when he began bussing tables at age 15. A journey to becoming a James Beard Award semifinalist chef People eat charred savoy cabbage at Oquirrh Restaurant in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Owner Andrew Fuller said his first experience managing a kitchen was a pool grill at Mount Hood. Fuller had grown up watching his mom, who he says is "a fantastic cook," make family dinner for him and his family almost every night each week. But what really insp
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