Scott lived in the Washington DC area where his love for food began. Scott’s mentors were Julia Child, Jacques Pépin and Jean Louis Palladin. While in Washington, DC, Scott taught private cooking classes and catered for several federal and state officials. Scott moved his family to North Texas in 1996. Scott has worked with over 250,000 kids and adults in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex through libraries, schools and parks and recreation departments. Scott has the ability to offer hands-on learning opportunities while demonstrating how cooking relates to the core academic subject of language arts, math, science, social studies, and fine arts. Today, Scott sits on the Wylie ISD - committee for CTE. Chef Scott lives in Texas with wife Sarah.