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Mark Schmidt
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Portrait of Mark Schmidt
i. Biography
Mark Schmidt is Executive Chef of Rainbow Lodge in Houston, United States. The title has a longer history for him: from 2009 to 2011, he held the same post at the restaurant. His interest started early: “I knew I wanted to be a chef when I was a little kid, at five or six years old, I pretty much knew it’s what I wanted to do.”
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The Essentials Schmidt has said, “I grew up back and forth between Texas and England.” His frame for cooking is direct: “I cook food, and I like to eat, and I like to eat a lot of different things.”
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Mark's signature dishes include lobster-and-asparagus risotto and seared duck breast with foie gras.
In Their Words “I cook food, and I like to eat, and I like to eat a lot of different things.”
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What is Mark Schmidt known for?
The defining fact is his executive-chef role at the Houston restaurant.
Where does Mark Schmidt work?
At Rainbow Lodge in Houston, United States.
Who is Mark Schmidt?
He is a chef whose own account places his calling in early childhood and his upbringing between Texas and England.
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