Jon Shook and Vinny DotoloJon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, two young renegade chefs who play by their own rules in the big time world of Hollywood catering, bring their chronicles to an all new show for Food Network,Two Dudes Catering. The new docu-series follows these two catering rebels as they try to make a name for themselves in Tinseltown's highly competitive food world. Whether it's catering for the ESPN X Games or carefully preparing scorpion fish sushi for a high-end Malibu beach party, the duo is committed to going to great lengths to ensure that a Two Dudes catered event is unlike any other that Hollywood has tasted.
Jon and Vinny are native Floridians, who met while attending school for Culinary Arts at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Within two months of their education, they were offered their first job together in the kitchen of famed chef, Michelle Bernstein at The Strand restaurant in South Beach. Jon and Vinny not only developed their cooking skills at The Strand, but also had a realization that they may get further in the culinary world as a duo. They continued their team efforts in numerous other top chef kitchens throughout south Florida including Mark Millitello of Mark's, Oliver Saucy of Café Maxx and Doug Reese of The River House.
While working at Mark's, the duo developed a relationship with lead chef de cuisine, Ray Roach, who decided to pursue culinary endeavors in Vail, Colo. and invited Jon and Vinny along for the ride. In Vail, Jon and Vinny mentored under Roach at the Wildflower Restaurant, located in the renowned resort of The Lodge at Vail. Here, their efforts helped earned the establishment many awards including a Golden Spoon Award and a spot on the 100 Top Resort Restaurants. Soon enough, Jon and Vinny decided to continue their culinary adventures out west and headed for Los Angeles to work at the Chadwick Restaurant under well-known chefs, Govind Armstrong and Ben Ford.
In 2004, the duo decided to start their own catering event company, naming it Carmelized Productions. Since forming their company, they have developed a unique style and approach to food, which has earned them appearances on shows such as Food Network's Iron Chef America. Jon and Vinny have been featured in The New York Times, City Magazine and Paper Magazine. The culinary duo hope to open their first restaurant in the spring of 2008 and their first book is set to release in Summer 2008. Jon and Vinny currently live in Los Angeles.
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