Devin Zendel
Wine Director @Chandlers Prime Steaks Fine Seafood
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WORK HISTORY
Wine Director @Chandlers Prime Steaks Fine Seafood
Boise, ID, US
EDUCATION
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Hospitality Administration
SKILLS
ABOUT DEVIN ZENDEL
We escaped the Mojave desert and moved to Boise about a year ago, and absolutely love it!Currently I have the pleasure of performing as Chandler’s Prime Steaks / Fine Seafood Wine Director. Chandlers is a locally-owned, upscale dinner house, specializing in prime steaks and jet-fresh seafood. With a legendary craft cocktail/spirits program. As well as the only, Wine Spectator \"Best of\" award-winning wine list in the Treasure Valley. Chandlers is a DiRona award recipient, which recognizes distinguished restaurants of North America, and is also Boise’s only Forbes Recommended restaurant! Live jazz is featured nightly.Most recently I was Wine Director for the truly Iconoclastic Chef Alain Ducasse. Proprietor of many of the Worlds finest restaurants, operator of some the the Worlds finest Culinary schools, and holder of the most Michelin stars of any Chef alive. Prior to that I worked for Chef Daniel Boulud. Daniel Boulud’s New York City restaurants include DANIEL, a three Michelin star Relais & Châteaux member; the elegant one Michelin star Café Boulud, three adjacent Upper West Side locations, amongst a slew of other concepts all over the World.Boulud’s culinary accolades include James Beard Foundation awards for “Outstanding Restaurant,” “Outstanding Restaurateur,” “Best Chef, New York City” and “Outstanding Chef of the Year.” In addition, he has been named “Chef of the Year” by the Culinary Institute of America and Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French government. In addition I constantly continue to better myself professionally in a multitude of ways. I earned the Court of Master Sommlier\'s, Advanced Diploma, on my first go back in 2008. No such fortune any of the 6 times I attempted the Masters, however I still took a ton away from the experience.I am very proud to have overseen three separate \"Best of Award of Excellence\" programs. As well as having guided countless FOH employees on their personal journeys.My passion for wine has taken me to 20 or so wine regions around the World to touch the dirt as it were. When wine is not calling, my favorite cocktails are the holy trinity of Manhattans, Margaritas, and Bloody Marys.My other passions are hiking, camping, backpacking, yoga, gym, dogs, music, dodgers, raiders, movies, and beer.
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