Background

Duff graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with degrees in history and philosophy, Duff then went on to study at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, California so that he could follow his true passion of cooking.

Cooking Career

Duff started cooking in the kitchen since he was just the young age of 4. His mom caught him in the kitchen swinging a meat cleaver while watching a show called Chef Tell on TV. In second grade, he came close to cutting off his own pinkie when he was carving a pumpkin. Since he didn’t freak out like other children would, he knew that he was destined to work in the kitchen for the rest of his life

Duff started working professionally as a cook when he was 14 at a bagel shop. It was a rough start because he was almost fired for making the sandwiches too big which made the customers happy but reduced the amount of stock that the bagel shop had. He didn’t let the bump stop him as he’s now been putting his own crazy spin on food without any fear.