Vitaly Paley

Vitaly Paley is a chef and restaurateur in Portland, Oregon. He won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Northwest/Hawaii in 2005, for his work at Paley's Place.

Early life

Paley was born in Russia and raised in New York City.

Career

Vitaly and Kimberly Paley opened Paley's Place in 1995. He won the ninth season of Iron Chef America in 2011, and was later a guest judge on an episode of Top Chef: Portland.