First Watch Restaurants Corporate Chef Shane Schaibly Talks Rising Through The Culinary Ranks

03/14/21 • 32 min

Meet First Watch Restaurants’ Corporate Chef Shane Schaibly. As VP of Culinary Strategy, he has revamped First Watch’s menu and continues to develop fresh, new dishes for the fast-growing chain. We were honored to have him on the podcast to ask him about his culinary journey. Chef Schaibly started in the restaurant business at the age of 14 and fell in love with everything about it right away. Tune in to discover how he rose through the culinary ranks to become a Corporate Chef. We also asked him about his favorite culinary initiative at First Watch Restaurants. Learn about their juice program and how First Watch continues to unveil new flavors with seasonal inspiration. For those of you who want to become culinary professionals, Chef Schaibly also shared helpful career advice.

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