Cindy Pawlcyn is one of the chefs competing on Bravo's reality cooking competition, "Top Chef Masters."
Cindy Pawlcyn is widely recognized as a pioneer of wine country cooking and one of the first proponents of the farm to table philosophy. Pawlcyn began cooking at the tender age of 13-years-old, and through college and self-study was able to work alongside the likes of James Beard and Julia Child. Pawlcyn is the author of four widely acclaimed cookbooks – "The Fog City Diner Cookbook," "Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook," "Big Small Plates," and her newest, "Cindy Pawlcyn's Appetizers." She is also the executive chef and owner of three Napa Valley restaurants – Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, Go Fish, and Mustards Grill each of which uses her extensive kitchen gardens.
Cindy Pawlcyn is widely recognized as a pioneer of wine country cooking and one of the first proponents of the farm to table philosophy. Pawlcyn began cooking at the tender age of 13-years-old, and through college and self-study was able to work alongside the likes of James Beard and Julia Child. Pawlcyn is the author of four widely acclaimed cookbooks – "The Fog City Diner Cookbook," "Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook," "Big Small Plates," and her newest, "Cindy Pawlcyn's Appetizers." She is also the executive chef and owner of three Napa Valley restaurants – Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, Go Fish, and Mustards Grill each of which uses her extensive kitchen gardens.
