hiː wʌz ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪn tˈɑːp ʃˈɛf mˈæstɚz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪst θˈɜːd ˌaʊɾəv fˈoːɹ ɪnðə pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹi ɹˈaʊndz.
He was invited to participate in Top Chef Masters in 2009, where he placed third out of four in the preliminary rounds.