Executive Chef Jason Franey

A native of Palm Beach, Florida, Jason first began cooking at age 15 and later worked at The Breakers Hotel, where he was exposed to many areas of food production and realized he was most passionate about fine dining. Jason then took a job at Campton Place in San Francisco working for then-chef Laurent Manrique. A year later, Daniel Humm joined the restaurant as executive chef. Choosing to stay with the restaurant, Jason was soon promoted to sous chef. As an integral part of Humm's team, Campton Place received four stars from The San Francisco Chronicle in September 2005.

In January 2006, after three years of working together, chef Humm accepted the executive chef post at Danny Meyer's famed Eleven Madison Park in New York City, and insisted that Jason join him as his executive sous chef. Together, they have transformed the restaurant and placed Eleven Madison Park on the forefront of Manhattan's burgeoning dining scene. In 2008, Eleven Madison Park became New York's sixth restaurant to be designated Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux, and one of only 19 in the country.

Now, ready to command his own kitchen and pursuing a passion to return to the west coast, Jason is scheduled to become Canlis Restaurant's fifth ever executive chef in 58 years.