Knife Italian

Knife Italian Restaurant in Irving, Texas

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Tony France head shot — The Chefs
01Tony
France

Eric Executive Sous Chef — The Chefs
02Eric
Sakai

Sophia Candia Head shot — The Chefs
03Sophie
Candia

02Eric
Sakai

03Sophie
Candia

01Tony
France

Executive Sous Chef

Eric Sakai travelled a long road before making his way to Dallas. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, his parents insisted that he get a job at the age of sixteen, so he started working at a Mexican cantina. Finding his rhythm soon enough, he graduated to a French restaurant. Even still, he planned on going to college to study sports medicine, but a suffered a severe injury that took a year from which to recover. So instead of sports medicine, he took a “deep dive” into cooking and shifted his focus back to what he knew. With a turn at another French restaurant and help from a classically trained mentor, he earned entrée into the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Having done it all on the independent restaurant scene, Eric Sakai now finds himself doing whatever it takes to create exquisite dining experiences for guests of The Las Colinas Resort.

Knife Italian Restaurant in Irving, Texas

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The Chefs

01TonyFrance

The Chefs

02EricSakai

The Chefs

03SophieCandia

02EricSakai

03SophieCandia

03SophieCandia

01TonyFrance

01TonyFrance

02EricSakai

01Tony
France

02Eric
Sakai

03Sophie
Candia

02Eric
Sakai

03Sophie
Candia

03Sophie
Candia

01Tony
France

01Tony
France

02Eric
Sakai