""One day, it was like, 'Oh, I want to learn how to make pad thai or how to cook salmon properly.' Pretty basic stuff, to be honest, but I was just so infatuated that I couldn't stop.""
""It's honestly pretty rare to see what he's done in such a short amount of time," Perello told SFGATE."
Jack Irving, originally from Mission Viejo, moved to the Bay Area to pursue a tech career but found his true passion in cooking. Despite daydreaming in computer science classes, he became the youngest chef de cuisine at Octavia, a Michelin-starred restaurant. Starting at 19, he worked through every kitchen station and now leads the operation, while head chef Melissa Perello manages from an office. Irving's rapid rise in the culinary world is notable, especially as he never attended culinary school.
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