Thomas McNaughton

Thomas McNaughton
Born (1983-10-09) October 9, 1983 (age 41)
Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, United States
EducationCulinary Institute of America
Culinary career
Cooking styleCalifornia cuisine
Current restaurant(s)

Thomas McNaughton (born October 9, 1983) is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer. He is the chef and owner of Flour + Water, Penny Roma, Flour + Water Pasta Shop, and Flour + Water Pizzeria in San Francisco, California.[1]

Thomas involvement with local farmers’ markets for the last 10 years has enabled him to develop close relationships with various producers in the Bay area.[2] These relationships are very important to him and allow him to be involved in the production of the meat and produce that he uses in all of his restaurants. He has been especially dedicated to CUESA[3] and Outstanding in the Field.

Thomas has been nominated three years in a row by the James Beard Foundation for the Rising Star Chef of the Year Award (2011, 2010, 2013).[4] In 2011, Forbes featured Thomas as one of 30 under 30 most influential personalities in the food and beverage world.[5] In 2012, Thomas represented the 1920s in Food & Wine’s ‘American Icons at Every Age feature.[6] That same year, Food & Wine Magazine named him one of the 10 ‘Empire Builders’.[7]

Early life and career

Born in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey to Noble, a nursery owner, and Dorothy McNaughton, a proprietor of Heather Fine Furnishings, Thomas was the youngest of four kids. During his teenage summers, he worked at the Medford Lakes Country Club as a dishwasher and quickly moved up to cook. It was here where he found his passion for the restaurant life and cooking. The energetic and dynamic atmosphere of the kitchen first fascinated him, but as he got older, at around 17 years old, he realized that cooking was definitely what he wanted to pursue.[8]

Thomas started attending the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York in 2001. In 2002, he moved to the Bay Area and started working under chef Roland Passot at La Folie. During this year, he cooked classic French food, learned the fundamentals of French cooking and got exposed to the San Francisco restaurant scene for the first time. In 2002, he returned to the Culinary Institute of America and graduated in 2003. He then returned to San Francisco and went on to become sous chef at two of the city's most respected restaurants: Gary Danko and Quince.[9]

In addition to his time in San Francisco, Thomas traveled throughout Europe to work and stage at Michel Rostang in France, Tantrise in Germany, and Sassege in Italy.[10] It was during his travels that he developed a passion for the Italian way of cooking. He then went on to apprenticing at Bruno e Franco.[11] in Bologna where he mastered the art of curing meat and pasta making.

Restaurants

Flour + Water

At the end of his stay in Bologna, Thomas started looking for cooking positions in San Francisco.[12] It is during this time that he embarked in the opening of a new Italian restaurant in the Mission district of San Francisco with partners David White and David Steele.[13] Most of the beginning conceptualization of the restaurant happened over the phone, with White and Steele in San Francisco while Thomas was still in Bologna.[14] The restaurant opened in May 2009. Thomas describes the inspiration behind it as a combination of refinement and old-world technique. Although, the partners were expecting a small opening, flour + water was a widely success from the beginning.

The James Beard Foundation nominated Flour + Water for the Best New Restaurant Award on 2010.[15] In 2011, GQ Magazine named flour+water one of the 10 best restaurants of the year.[16] Since its opening, the restaurant has received multiple accolades in a number of publications, both local and national, including 7x7 (magazine),[17] The San Francisco Chronicle,[13] The Washington Post,[18] The New York Times,[19] Food and Wine,[20] Travel + Leisure[21] and others.

Penny Roma

*Central Kitchen closed in March 2020, it briefly reopened that fall/winter as Central Kitchen Wine Bar, then switched to Penny Roma in October 2021.

Penny Roma Dining Room

After the success of Flour + Water, Thomas and his partners, David White and David Steele, opened central kitchen in May 2012.[22] Located down the street from flour+water it serves new Californian cuisine focusing on local and sustainable produce. Central kitchen serves an always evolving menu of refined food in a casual setting. central kitchen allowed Thomas to highlight his fine dining background with the sensibility for local and sustainable produce of Flour + Water.

Central kitchen has been acclaimed by critics and the public alike. In 2013, GQ Magazine named central kitchen one of the 12 most outstanding restaurants of the year.[23] The restaurant has received multiple mentions in local and national press, including Conde Nast Traveler,[24] The San Francisco Chronicle,[25] Zagat,[26] SF Weekly and others.

Flour + Water Pasta Shop

Pasta Shop


Flour + Water Pasta Shop is a lunch destination, bottle shop and pasta production space brought to you by Flour + Water Hospitality Group. You will find the team making filled & extruded pastas, sauces and more here each day. Sandwiches and a limited number of hot pasta dishes are available until 3:30pm daily and can be enjoyed inside the courtyard that’s shared with Penny Roma. At 5:30pm each night the space turns into an extension of the Penny Roma dining room, complete with counter seating so you can watch the team make pasta by hand while you dine.


Awards

  • Best New Restaurant nominee (Flour + Water), James Beard Foundation, 2010[15]
  • San Francisco's Best Pizza, Sunset Magazine, 2010[27]
  • Rising Star Chef of the Year nominee, James Beard Foundation, 2011[4]
  • 10 Best New Restaurants in America (Flour + Water), GQ, 2011[16]
  • 30 under 30 Most Influential Personalities in the Food and Beverage World, Forbes, 2011[5]
  • Rising Star Chef of the Year nominee, James Beard Foundation, 2012[4]
  • Best Italian Restaurants in the US (Flour + Water), Travel+Leisure, 2012[21]
  • Empire Builder, Food&Wine Magazine, 2012[7]
  • Rising Star Chef of the Year nominee, James Beard Foundation, 2013[4]
  • Top 100 Restaurants in San Francisco (Flour + Water, central kitchen), San Francisco Chronicle, 2013[28]
  • Best New Restaurant in San Francisco (central kitchen), Conde Nast Traveler, 2013[24]
  • 12 Most Outstanding Restaurants (central kitchen), GQ, 2013[23]

References

  1. ^ "San Francisco pizzeria Flour and Water charts growth after resetting business plan". Nation's Restaurant News. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ "Thomas McNaughton, San Francisco Chef, On Food TV, His 'Girlfriend' And What's Next (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. August 2012.
  3. ^ "CUESA - Cultivating a Healthy Food System". Cuesa.org.
  4. ^ a b c d "James Beard Foundation". Jamesbeard.org.
  5. ^ a b Lane, Randall. "Thomas McNaughton, Chef/Owner, Flour + Water, 27 - In Photos: 30 Under 30: Food And Wine". Forbes.
  6. ^ "American Culinary Icons". Food & Wine.
  7. ^ a b "Empire Builders 2012". Food & Wine.
  8. ^ "Thomas McNaughton: The chef behind Flour + Water". SFGate. 13 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Interview: chef Thomas McNaughton (Flour + Water, Central Kitchen + Salumeria)". Food GPS. 23 April 2013.
  10. ^ "2010 San Francisco Bay Area Rising Star Chef Thomas McNaughton of Flour + Water". Starchefs.com.
  11. ^ "La Salumeria - Bruno e Franco la salumeria a Bologna". La Salumeria.
  12. ^ "San Francisco pizzeria Flour and Water charts growth after resetting business plan". Nation's Restaurant News. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  13. ^ a b "Opening: Flour + Water". SFGate.com. 17 May 2009.
  14. ^ On the Menu podcast (MP3). Pittsburgh Radio 1550 WZUM (AM). January 9, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Inside Scoop SF » James Beard Awards: A very good year for San Francisco". Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com.
  16. ^ a b "GQ Eats: The 10 Best New Restaurants in America". Gq.com. 15 December 2010.
  17. ^ "Flour + Water: You Want Pizza, You Get Pizza". 7x7.com. 22 May 2009.
  18. ^ "Travel: Postcard From Tom - Sept. 13, 2009 (washingtonpost.com)". The Washington Post.
  19. ^ Czap, Nick (24 September 2009). "Restaurant Review: Flour + Water in San Francisco". The New York Times.
  20. ^ "The Best Pizza Spots in the U.S." Food & Wine.
  21. ^ a b "America's Best Pizza". Travel + Leisure.
  22. ^ "S.F.'s Central Kitchen opens; Flour + Water spinoff". SFGate.com. 13 May 2012.
  23. ^ a b "The 12 Best Restaurants of 2013 - GQ March 2013". GQ. 19 February 2013.
  24. ^ a b "San Francisco's Best New Restaurants". Condé Nast Traveler. 18 June 2013.
  25. ^ "Central Kitchen (NEW)". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 May 2013.
  26. ^ "Restaurants - Nightlife - Get the Best Ratings and Reviews by Zagat". Archived from the original on 2013-09-12.
  27. ^ "Our favorite pizza places - Sunset". Sunset. 20 January 2010.
  28. ^ "San Francisco pizzeria Flour and Water charts growth after resetting business plan". Nation's Restaurant News. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
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