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Chef Mike Pickett - Research and Development
Mike Pickett has been at JTM Food Group for about two years. He is currently the research and development chef which includes supporting the research and development team by offering his skills and culinary expertise in new product development.
His previous experiences were as the executive chef for Plaza Three; training kitchen manager for TGI Fridays; executive chef for The Restaurant Group in Hartford, Connecticut; executive chef for Bensons; and Chef/Owner of The White House Inn. During his culinary career, he has prepared food for and served four United States presidents – Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Gerald Ford, George H. Bush and George W. Bush – as well as Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, The Rolling Stones, Alabama, James Taylor, The Doobie Brothers, and ZZ Top just to name a few. Another culinary highlight during his career was having dinner with Julia Childs.
He graduated from The Culinary Institute of America where he was second in his class and received the Conrad Statler Award for Academics.