Melissa King shares where to eat in San Francisco - from dim sum and cioppino to late-night bites
Melissa King shares where to eat in San Francisco - from dim sum and cioppino to late-night bites
- April 20, 2026
- Melissa King, cognitive sciences alumnus, in Travel and Leisure
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After earning a cognitive science degree from the University of California, Irvine and training at the Culinary Institute of America in upstate New York, King moved to San Francisco, where she built her foundation in Michelin kitchens before branching into butchery and private chef work. Then came Top Chef: an initial run in Boston, a triumphant return for the all-stars season in Los Angeles, and ultimately, a win—followed by judging roles. “From there,” she says, “everything just kind of went in the direction that it did.”
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