January 4-29, 2009 (Sunday - Thursday)

Scott Lents - Chef de Cuisine

From the commercial kitchen to the fabrication shop and back, nobody can argue Scott Lents loves to create and compose objects of beauty with his hands.

As a teenager, afternoons and evenings were spent working in pizza shops and Italian restaurants in Tucson, Arizona (including Magpie's and Corriso's, respectively). For six years thereafter, Scott practiced neon and sign fabrication using metal, wood and plastic as his mediums. A certified welder, he found he had a knack for spray and airbrush painting and building custom designs. His artistic flair and disciplined nature would eventually take him back to the kitchen when he moved to Seattle in April 1999.

A mainstay ever since at respected restaurants on the Eastside, Scott began cooking at Cucina Cucina at Carillon Point, where he ascended from a prep cook to lead. He bolstered his career by taking an opportunity to learn regional cuisine at Spazzo's Mediterranean Grill and later at the Flying Fish, to gain a deeper knowledge preparing sauces and Asian cuisine. Scott's most recent appointment was at the Barking Frog, serving progressively as its Sous Chef, Banquet Chef, Executive Sous Chef and lastly, Chef de Cuisine.

Scott was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he spent the early part of his childhood. The family lived a short time in Kansas City, Missouri prior to settling in Tucson.