Chef Drake

Teaches at The Chopping Block Lincoln Square

Chef at The Chopping Block since: 2021

Favorite class to teach: Sushi

Training/education: Culinary Institute of America

Cooking since: 1995

Favorite childhood food experience: Catching and cooking fish!

What made you want to become a chef? Love for eating

What is your signature dish? Eggs

What are the 5 ingredients you can't live without? Salt, pepper, butter, sugar, eggs

What do you love about cooking? Using new ingredients

When you're creating a new recipe, what influences and inspires you? My appetite

What advice would you give a new cook? Taste everything.