Careers at The Chef's Touch

The Chef’s Touch was created by Kurt Alldredge in 2003. Kurt is dedicated to producing creative and inspiring food and service, with a strong commitment towards using healthy, locally grown and sustainable foods. The Chef’s Touch offers full-service catering and gourmet foods that emphasize the agriculture and extraordinary wines of the Central Coast. Executive Chef Kurt Alldredge describes this as “passion-based cooking”. Food cannot be separated from emotion or story and every dish is a form of expression. With alost 40 years of experience in the food industry, Chef Kurt has worked as Executive Chef for such companies as Hyatt Hotels and Resorts and Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as many fine dining restaurants throughout the United States. Chef Kurt’s culinary experience includes intimate fine dining, large scale corporate events, movie production food services and movie industry premiere events. Chef Kurt’s level of experience has put him at the top of his profession. One of his mentors was Gernot Leitzinger, former chef to the Prince of Austria, with whom he worked side by side at the Old Europe Restaurant in Pacific Grove. Chef Kurt’s passion for cooking incorporates using only the finest ingredients and attention to detail, ensuring his customers an amazing experience.

Working at The Chef's Touch