Chef Byron Smith

Chef Byron Smith, BA, has been working in the restaurant industry for nearly 20 years, fifteen of which have been spent in the kitchen.While earning his bachelor's degree in English Literature at UMSL he ran the kitchens of well established St. Louis restaurants such as Cicero's and Hot Locust Cantina.Then, after working in the hospitality staffing for 2 years, hereturned to the kitchen as Sous Chef at Modesto Tapas Bar.Most recently, Chef Smith helped open Kitchen K downtown where he was promoted to the position of Executive Chef for over 2 years previous to moving to L'Ecole Culinaire.

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