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Events

March 29, 2025 | 12 - 2 PM PDT

From Kitchen Heat to Written Word: An Afternoon with Chef Douglas Keane

Join acclaimed Chef Douglas Keane for a special afternoon celebrating the release of his memoir "Culinary Leverage: A Journey Through the Heat." Doors open at 11:30am with the program starting at noon. This book signing event features:

  • An induction cooking demonstration by Chef Keane
  • A book reading and Q&A session
  • Appetizers and refreshments provided by Park Avenue catering
  • A complimentary copy of "Culinary Leverage" (*while supplies last)
  • An opportunity to meet Chef Keane and have your book signed

Registration Required

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Podcasts

March 18, 2025

The Full Comp Podcast

What if everything you thought you knew about running a restaurant was wrong? Douglas Keane, the James Beard Award-winning chef behind Cyrus, has spent the last decade rethinking fine dining from the ground up. After closing his acclaimed restaurant in 2012, Douglas refused to return to the same broken model—so he built something completely different. In this episode, we dive into how he’s engineered a new kind of restaurant: one where teams thrive, work-life balance exists, and profitability isn’t a pipe dream. If you’ve ever wanted to challenge the status quo of this industry, this is a conversation you can’t afford to miss. To learn more about his groundbreaking approach to fine dining, visit . His story proves that rethinking the rules isn’t just possible—it’s the future of hospitality.

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February 12, 2025

How Success Happens Podcast

Douglas Keene is the award-winning chef and co-owner of the Michelin-starred restaurant Cyrus in California. He’s got a new memoir out, “Culinary Leverage: A Journey Through The Heat,” and on this episode, we to talk about the life stories that define his cooking career journey, his crazy notion that people who work in restaurants need to have livable wages, and find out just what the heck a Michelin star is anyway. (You’re going to love his answer to that question.) Dig in!

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