Chef Damian Lewis was born and raised in “THE Ohio State”, a Mid-Westerner directly related to Merriwether Lewis and Colonel Sanders. It was only natural he become a World-traveling Chef. While pursuing a career in Civil Engineering he chose to apply for a spot in America’s most exclusive Culinary Apprenticeship program and was one of three chosen among a field of over 500 applicants. While apprenticing for a Certified Master Chef at Pinehurst Country Club and Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina he also completed a two-year degree in Hospitality Management providing proficiency both preparing and serving luxury gourmet fare.
After completing his training he followed The Lewis & Clark Trail to Kings Canyon National Park in The California Sierra Nevada mountains where he found his first Executive Chef position. Eventually settling in San Francisc, over the next 11 years he worked at both the fourth-ranked and seventh-ranked Mobil Five Star Hotels in the World. During this time he also worked at Two Michelin Star restaurant Amé before accepting the Executive Sous Chef position at Local Kitchen and Wine Merchant in the ritzy SOMA district of San Francisco. In 2015 he moved south to Los Angeles pivoting his career to become Floor Captain at Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood, California where he portrayed himself (a waiter in the background) in the Quentin Tarantino film ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’. Through nearly two decades at the top of his profession it seemed natural that the only way to continue advancing was to continue into a career in Yachting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I freelance as a yacht chef and cannot keep an apartment here in Fort Lauderdale. I'm spending $7,000 a month just on hotels sometimes so I'd rather just meet some nice people and cook for them and make friends instead!

Interests

• literature
• photography
• cooking
• drones
• traveling
• surfing
• film

Music, Movies, and Books

The Beatles, Trainspotting and The Great Gatsby

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was in a Quentin Tarantino film

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy teaching about cooking since everything I know about cooking and food someone else taught me so I feel a responsibility to pass that on

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make the best eggs benedict youve ever had, I always leave places cleaner than I found them and I have something like 5,000+ movies on a 16TB Hard Drive youre welcome to

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Turks and Caicos Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States