Dave Punch

For the past 20 years, Dave Punch has been cooking up a storm in Boston and beyond. He got his start learning the classics at the Nightingale Restaurant in the South End, then sharpened his skills as sous chef with some of Boston’s best — Susan Regis, Amanda Lydon, and Steve Johnson — at Upstairs on the Square and Rendezvous. After many years as Executive Chef at Ten Tables, he decided to strike out on his own, opening Sycamore 12 years ago, followed by Little Big Diner and Jinny’s Pizzeria.