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Born in San Francisco and raised in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, Josiah Slone found his calling at very a young age: While friends played with G.I. Joe action figures, he read The Joy of Cooking from cover to cover; while they watched cartoons he was drawn to the cooking programs of Martin Yan and Julia Child. Despite his strong fascination, Slone's innate talents for math and science led him to pursue a degree in electrical engineering at UCLA. His passion, however, eventually led him to step off his "safe" career path and into the kitchen.

After a beginning stint under the tutelage of Steven Alton King, Slone moved into the rank of sous chef at Renee's in Santa Monica. While there, Slone heard of an opening for head chef at Bloomfield Great House on Jamaica and, after a rigorous five-day assessment in their luxury, Old World kitchens, he landed the position. He was only 21.

From there, Slone was headhunted across the island to the modern outpost Jake's Treasure Beach, where he was allowed to experiment with contemporary creativity and local flavors in the upscale but approachable restaurant, and his intellectual approach to the art of cooking was allowed to thrive. Slone returned to California and American cooking in 2000 at the Peninsula Fountain Grill in Palo Alto. In 2003, he bought and reopened David Kinch's Sent Sovi with his wife Khin Khin.

Now only 30 years old, the thoughtful and genuine young chef sees the art of fine dining as transportive and restorative as theatre, an opportunity for entertainment and refreshment from daily reality. He insists on a warm, all-inclusive atmosphere of expert attentiveness, and uses only fresh ingredients from small farms and artisanal purveyors. Slone particularly excels at tasting menus -- beyond the Chef's Tasting and Vegetarian Tasting Menu, Restaurant Sent Sovi features a Grand Tasting Menu customized to suit individual diet, budget and ingredient preferences. Call to inquire.

Burmese-born Khin Khin Slone grew up in the Pacific Islands, spending most of her childhood on the island of Fiji. Her family moved to California in 1995, and it was at UCLA that she met Josiah Slone. A tax accountant by trade, Khin Khin took over all managerial aspects of the restaurant in 2006.

A lover of fine dining herself, her favorite aspect of her position is hearing and viewing customer enjoyment from "the other side".

Michael Duffy is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy and has had a passion for everything food related since early on. He began his career as a line cook at the Los Gatos Brewing Company and after proving himself, was promoted to sous chef after just one year. During his two year tenure in this position, he gained a wealth of experience and knowledge about the business and operational sides of the industry, as well the skills needed in kitchen staff management.

From here, Michael decided to make the transition into the world of fine dining and accepted a position as a line cook at Emile's, one of San Jose's premier dining establishments. Here he learned all about the techniques involved with traditional French, Swiss and Italian old world classics, which gave him the perfect platform for his position at Sent Sovi.

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