With nearly 30 years experience working in the intense kitchens of Connecticut and Colorado as an ACF Certified Chef and Certified Chef of Wine Arts with the IWG, Allen Burton has studied and taught with culinary artists and craftsmen alike including cook book author James Peterson. Also known as “The Teaching Chef”, Chef Allen hosts in-home cooking classes & BBQ parties for those who share the passion. When not in front of the smoke pit Allen can be found fishing or motorcycling in the Colorado high country.