Order today and your Thanksgiving feast will be the start of a new tradition. Born in Detroit, Zachary Smith inherited his passion for cooking from his Mother. Great food was always an integral part of family celebrations and get-togethers. The scent, taste and appearance of classic dishes fill his childhood memories with warmth and love. Starting in the family kitchen, as most cooks do, he gleane
d all he could from the techniques and spices used to make those memories. Moving forward, Zachary worked at various restaurants and hotels, perfecting his culinary skills. One of his joys in life is taking ordinary food and turning it into delicious art. Thus, began his career into becoming one of the best trained chefs in the world. His passion firmly grounded in classical French and other European cuisines. Rigorous training began in the hottest culinary area in the world, San Francisco, during the gourmet food explosion. Carmel, Monterey, Lake Tahoe California was soon to follow. Northern California is known as the international port for food lovers, a culinary mecca where chefs have unlimited creativity with the finest and rare ingredients.Chef Zachary excelled in his skills and became a master at creating great classical and modern food. He was a welcome addition to the area restaurants and flourished there. Longing for home and family after a 20 year career in California, Chef Zachary returned to the Detroit area and brought his culinary delights with him. He was noted as one of the great chefs in Michigan when he was Executive Chef at Grosse Pointe’s restaurant One23. Now he has a line of spice blends for retail and commercial use plus a consulting and catering business that encompasses everything from family barbeques to weddings to large industrial events! His television and radio appearances have helped locals create aromatic dishes for their own families. Launching his own line of specialty spices, bearing his name, Chef Zachary wanted to assist others in providing inspired meals to their own families. Chef Zachary Gourmet Spices are available online and retail stores such as Meijer, Holiday, Hiller’s, Westborn, Wriggles Meats Detroit, Avalon International Breads, top independent stores, butcher shops, and fish stores.