Jerry Traunfeld

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Jerry Traunfeld is an American chef and author, was the executive chef of The Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville, Washington. He was the chef at The Herbfarm from July 1990 to November 2007. Prior to that he was the executive chef of the Alexis Hotel in Seattle and a pastry chef at Jeremiah Tower's Stars in San Francisco.

Traunfeld was the 2000 winner of the James Beard Award for "Best American Chef: Northwest and Hawaii." He is the author of The Herbfarm Cookbook, Simon and Schuster, and The Herbal Kitchen: Cooking with Fragrace and Flavor, Harper Collins. He has appeared on Martha Stewart Living, Better Homes and Gardens, The Splendid Table and other American television and radio programs. Traunfeld is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland and a graduate of the California Culinary Academy.

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Traunfeld announced in December 2007 the name of his new restaurant opening in Seattle in the second half of 2008 -- Poppy Restaurant, named after his mother, Poppy. "Food will still be inspired by herbs, and will delve deep into spices. Rather than the rarefied Herbfarm style, it'll be food we can eat on an everyday basis -- and with Traunfeld's track record of deliciousness, we just might." - Seattle P.I 12/31/2007. The specific location has not been announced but is said to be in North Capitol Hill.^[1]