Dave Cruz

As Chef de Cuisine, Dave Cruz leads and supervises the Ad Hoc kitchen and played an instrumental role in its successful opening in 2006. At Ad Hoc, the daily-changing menu allows him to regularly exercise his creative culinary talents.

Dave is proud to be part of the Ad Hoc family, which received a 3-star nod from the San Francisco Chronicle. He recently collaborated with Thomas Keller on his latest award-winning cookbook Ad Hoc at Home, released in 2009. The book has been the recipient of both the IACP and James Beard Cookbook Awards and was featured on the New York Times Bestsellers List for six weeks.