Chef is an up and coming sneaker customizer who has been receiving a generous amount of press lately for his custom venture called GourmetKickz “food for the sole”.

He has been customizing for 4 years now and has done work for Chris Brown, Rick Ro$$, Gilyard Clothing MFG, some MTV staffers, and Super Stylist Groovy Lou. Chef is a New Haven, CT resident and is trying to bring a new “flavor”
to sneaker customization by creating a site that likens sneakers to food.

Gourmetkickz is the best term that can be used to describe Chef’s creations. With true attention to detail, a focus on deconstruction and the use of fine fabrics, Chef’s dishes make for a very nutritous meal to any red blooded
sneaker glutton.

Customizing sneakers is a passion that evolved from Chef’s deep love for the culture. An Ivy League drop out and having found success in sales industries spanning auto sales to mortgage banking, Chef has never before been as happy as he is customizing sneakers. Years after battling a deadly form of bone cancer and struggling to find happiness that he only knew before his illness, the sneaker culture helped Chef find his sole again.

Giving back to the culture which has given him so much happiness is Chef’s number 1 priority. Being innovative in his designs, breaking the norm, and pushing boundaries in the areas of deconstruction and exotic materials is
Chef’s direction for Gourmetkickz.

Chef has some big things planned for 07. He is the inventor of a device which prevents sneakers from creasing! His invention is currently patent pending with the USPTO. In a show of appreciation to the sneaker
culture Chef has even gone as far as to give a DIY version of his invention away in several online sneaker forums in the form of a detailed tutorial. By great demand he has also begun to mass produce his invention
and is looking for beta testers who would like to receive a promo sample of the device in exchange for their opinions. His beta tester sign up list is located at www.gotcrease.com.
Got Crease? Not Anymore!!!

Also big for 07 is a project Chef is working on with Mix CD juggernaut www.mixunit.com. His customs will soon be available on mixunit and soon to follow will be a collaborative site featuring nothing but custom kicks. Chef
plans to introduce a brand new platform for sneaker customs to the world with the help of www.mixunit.com.

Look out for Chef in the AF1 issue of SoleCollector magazine. Other recent press includes his front page appearance in The New Haven Register, his 5 minute news expose on FOX 61 News, his 2 page article from The Boston Globe.