The Art of the Plate: CIC Grad Duane Fernandes Has New Digs

Monday, July 15, 2013

CIC Grad Duane Fernandes Has New Digs

Going to Asheville? Stop by Isa's Bistro and check in on CIC grad Chef Duane Fernandes. Isa's Bistro

Educated at Johnson & Wales University and then the Culinary Institute of Charleston, Fernandes spent much of his early career polishing his abilities in the celebrated kitchens of Charleston’s four-diamond Peninsula Grill and the five-diamond Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA. His blossoming career then led him to the kitchen of Thomas Keller’s iconic Michelin 3-star Per Se in New York.
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