Chef Clay Conley has sparked a flare in Palm Beach County’s culinary scene with his fiery hot line of local award-winning restaurants. [As published in West Palm Beach Magazine's Digital Edition.]
Owner and Executive Chef Clay Conley has sparked a flare in Palm Beach County’s culinary scene with his fiery hot line of award-winning restaurants—Buccan, Imoto, The Sandwich Shop in Palm Beach, and Grato in West Palm Beach.
Conley has always known his way around the kitchen. At the age of 13, he started as a dish washer on his family’s farm in Maine. In his early 20s, he moved to Boston to work with culinary legendary, Chef Todd English. Ultimately, he served as the celebrity chef’s culinary director, overseeing 18 restaurants around the world.
A four-time semifinalist for a James Beard Award as a “Best Chef in America,” Chef Conley and his restaurants have been recognized in national and international publications including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Travel + Leisure, NY Post, Conde Nast Traveler, Miami Herald, Complot, Boston Globe, Fodor’s, and USA Today. Read more.