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'Top Chef' Season 5

Danny

Eliminated, Week 5

Age: 26

Hometown: New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Profession: Chef de cuisine, Babylon Carriage House

Culinary education: CIA Hyde Park

Favorite simple summer recipe: Seafood salad with fresh calamari salad, red onions, fresh garlic, lemon, lime, pepper, salt ... more

Final elimination challenge dish (with Team New): Chili sticky rice, white peach-miso barbecue, tempura-fried shrimp, yuzu ginger granita and micro greens with lemongrass vinaigrette

Danny currently serves as the chef de cuisine at the Babylon Carriage House, one of the most popular restaurants in Long Island, N.Y. He is best known for his Italian-Asian fusion style of cooking. Danny was influenced by his grandmothers at a young age to cook from the heart and keep family in mind. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, he worked for several restaurants, including East by Northeast, Harvest on Fort Pond, and Pacific East, where he gained invaluable knowledge that made him an asset in any kitchen. His motto is "No guts, no glory, no gold!"

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