Ethan’s love of food started at the age of 4. When most kids were watching Saturday morning cartoons, he was on a stepstool learning how to cook. Under the careful tutelage of his grandmother, Ethan’s passion for food and cooking was solidified. His grandmother’s instruction and beautiful food instilled in him a desire to make people feel wonderful through food.

After graduating from the New England Culinary Institute, Ethan zigzagged back and forth across the country working for highly regarded chefs at restaurants in Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Upon returning to Texas, he started a small catering company and served as Executive Chef for Austin’s Taverna, a Lombardi Family Concepts restaurant.

Chef Ethan recently left Taverna to pursue an exciting new opportunity with Snap Kitchen, serving as Executive/Concept Chef. Scheduled to open in early December 2009, Snap Kitchen will offer freshly made, healthy meals for grab-and-go or delivery. The Snap Kitchen concept will feature chef-driven cuisine with a strict emphasis on sustainable products and seasonality.