Lon symensma biography

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Lon Symensma Biography

Lon Symensma is one of the most popular and richest Chef who was born on March 22, 1977 in Freeport, Illinois, United States.

At the age of 19, Symensma was selected to join Team USA for the 1996 Culinary Olympics in Berlin, Germany where the team won a silver medal.

In 1997, the American Culinary Federation honored him with its National Junior Chef of the Year Award.

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He then enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York. After graduating with high honors in 1999, he completed a fellowship in the Escoffier Room at the CIA.

In 2001, Symensma moved to New York City, where he worked at Jean-Georges for two years including a six month stint underneath pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini.

In 2003, he dedicated one year to travel throughout China and Southeast Asia under the guidance of Jean-Georges and Gray Kunz. While in Asia, Symensma participated in the opening of Jean-Georges Shanghai and underwent intensive culinar