Chef Duane

Teaches at CocuSocial Cooking Classes

Chef Duane is an entrepreneur and award-winning chef from Flint, Michigan, currently operating in the private sector of the New York culinary world. After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Chef Duane moved to New York to continue his education. He later graduated with great pride from the prestigious New York Restaurant School. Chef Duane has worked with notable establishments including the Dean & Deluca Commisary Kitchen, the trending paleo restaurant Hu Kitchen and the Ainsworth Prime Restaurant at Madison Square Garden. He has also held various culinary roles with the New York Mets at Citi Field, The US Open Tennis Tournament, Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP, Harlem’s own Londel’s Supper Club as well as Adelphi University. Along the way, Chef Duane’s culinary talents have allowed him to audition for network television programs such as the “Next Food Network Star”, “Guy’s Grocery Games”, and “Chopped”. Chef Duane’s culinary accomplishments include the creation of artisanal blend sauces through his company Sensational Sauces LLC, some of which have won awards including the World Champion at the World Hot Sauce Awards as well as the Hot Pepper Awards. Chef Duane has also been able to use his company as a platform to mentor tomorrow’s aspiring chefs! Outside of the kitchen, Chef Duane spends time volunteering in the community as a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. as well as ministering as a member of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.