Many refer to Chef John Ash as the “Father of Wine Country Cuisine”.  In 1980 he opened his namesake restaurant, John Ash & Company, in Santa Rosa, CA. which gained international acclaim and still is critically applauded.

He has co-hosted a radio show on KSRO for 33 years.  He also hosted two shows on the Food Network. John is an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America Greystone in the Napa Valley.  John has consulted with a broad range of clients including Sonoma Cutrer Winery, Del Monte Foods, Viking River Cruises and others.

In 2008 John was voted “Cooking School Teacher of the Year” by the International Association of Culinary Professionals.  John is a champion of sustainable food issues, having served for several years on the Board of the Chef’s Collaborative, as well the Board of Seafood Watch, an educational initiative of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

John has written 5 books and is a two-time James Beard Award winner.  Culinary Birds won a 2014 James Beard award and John Ash Cooking One-on-One won in 2005. He has authored two other books: From the Earth to the Table and American Game Cooking. The former was awarded the IACP Julia Child Cookbook of the Year.  His latest book Cooking Wild was published in summer of 2016 by Running Press. He is at work on a new book: Soup: The Original Comfort Food.  He writes occasionally for culinary magazines such as Fine Cooking and Eating Well and contributes regularly to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

John was also honored in 2014 by the Monterey Bay Aquarium as “Sustainable Seafood Educator of the Year”.  He was recently inducted into the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers for his love and work with cheese.