2016 Best Restaurants in Dallas – Casa Rubia
D Magazine
2016 Meat Fight – Brisket
Meat Fight (n): a Texas barbecue competition benefiting the National MS Society
2016 Nominee for Best Chef Southwest
James Beard Foundation
2015 Nominee for Best Chef Southwest
James Beard Foundation
2015 Iron Fork Champion
Dallas Observer
2015 Nominee for Best New Chefs
Food & Wine
2014 Nominee for Best New Restaurant (Casa Rubia)
James Beard Foundation
2014 Best New Restaurants
D Magazine
2014 Four Stars (Driftwood, Casa Rubia)
Dallas Morning News
2014 The Best in DFW: Chefs
Dallas Morning News
2014 Texas’ Best New Restaurants (Casa Rubia)
Texas Monthly
2013 The Best in DFW: Seafood Restaurants (Driftwood)
Dallas Morning News
2012 Rising Star Chefs
Dallas Wine and Food Festival