WENDY BRUCKER

Chef/Owner Wendy Brucker trained extensively in the Bay ARea and Los Angeles. After earning her Associates Degree at the California Culinary Academy in 1980, she cooked at the famous and influential Ernie's, Square One and Stars. She became Chef at City Restaurant in Los Angeles in 1990, and then the Executive Chef at the Shattuck Hotel's The Dining Room in 1992. That year, Wendy was recognized as a 'Rising Star Chef' in the San Francisco Chronicle. She opened Rivoli in 1994. Her food has been featured in Gourmet, Bon Appetit, The New York Times and The L.A. Times and currently has a 27/30 rating in Zagat, Three Stars in the San Francisco Chronicle, and 'Recommended' in the Michelin Guide.