Clay Reynolds
Clay began his career in Louisville, Kentucky, learning from some of the region's most talented restaurateurs and chefs all the while developing a passion for food, wine and spirits. He relocated to San Francisco in 2001 and worked at some of the city's iconic dining destinations, including The Cypress Club, LuLu’s and Fleur de Lys. Noticing that the city's chefs were focusing on small production, local and mostly organic ingredients, which offered better and more vibrant flavors than their mass-produced counterparts, he wondered why this same approach was not being adopted in the bar and on the wine list. This idea has become the foundation of things ever since. COCO5OO in 2005, the AcademyCafe and The Moss Room at the California Academy of Sciences in 2009 and Seaglass at the Exploratorium in April of 2013. It is still Clay’s passion and the guiding principle behind the offerings at Uccello.
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