An Interview with Stephanie Izard

Stephanie Izard was born in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up in Stamford, Connecticut, attended the University of Michigan followed by Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Arizona, then returned to Chicago in 2000 to pursue her culinary career.After cooking at various Chicago restaurants for amazing chefs (Jean-Georges Vongerichten at Vong; Sean McClain at Spring; Dale Levitski at La Tache) she opened her first restaurant Scylla in Bucktown in 2004. A few years later she had the opportunity to compete on Bravo's Top Chef, which she won along with being named fan favorite.