Luxe Beat Magazine MAY 2015 | Page 65

Epicure him to the exciting and exacting world of food. Chef Keller continued with his hands-on education by working at several prominent San Francisco, California restaurants, as well as attending culinary school. He had the honor of working with Albert Tordjman at the Flying Saucer, for example. He appeared in the kitchen scenes in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire, which were filmed at Bridges Restaurant in Walnut Creek, California. He received a sterling write up in Bon Appetite magazine, and was commended for being an outstanding, creative and innovative chef. Chef Keller followed these experiences by opening his first restaurant, The Firefly, in Ashland, Oregon. The Firefly was quickly noted in a number of publications, such as the Oregonian, as “o