Michael scelfo biography

Chef Michael Scelfo has been drawn to the kitchen for as long as he can remember. With a storied lineage of cooks who came before him, namely his mom who cooked professionally for years, the bug bit him hard at a young age.

As a child, when he preferred being in the kitchen with his grandmothers & aunts, watching cooking shows and leafing through his mother’ cookbooks, his family knew he was serious.

As a graduate of Western Culinary Institute, he spent a few dedicated years as a wide-eyed young cook in the James Beard Award-winning Wildwood Kitchen in Portland, Oregon.

Traveling and touring along the west coast, his love for creating vibrant, ingredient-forward dishes was nurtured.

At his first restaurant Alden & Harlow, Chef Michael Scelfo extended the concept of the domestic kitchen table into his first owned and operated restaurant.

Chef Scelfo’s second restaurant, Waypoint, reflects his forward-thinking approach to coastally inspir