Eli Kulp is an American chef. Kulp is the chef of Fork restaurant in

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Background and education

Kulp grew up in

Mossyrock, Washington Mossyrock is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 768 at the 2020 census. History The city began as a trading post named Mossy Rock in 1852, after a high moss-covered rock at the east end of Klickitat Prairie ...

, a town he describes as having 498 residents and no restaurants. Kulp is a 2005 graduate of the

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Career

In 2012, Kulp left New York's Torrisi Italian Specialities to join chef Ellen Yin's Fork restaurant in Philadelphia. In 2014, Kulp was named "Best New Chef" by ''

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'' magazine. Kulp was badly injured in the

2015 Philadelphia train derailment On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak ''Northeast Regional'' train from Washington, D.C. bound for New York City derailed and wrecked on the Northeast Corridor near the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of 238 passengers and 5 crew on ...

. Philadelphians have sponsored campaigns to ease the financial burden of Kulp's recovery. He has continued to manage High Street on Market from a wheelchair.

References

External links

Rising Star Chef Eli Kulp of High Street Hospitality Group - Biographys from StarChefs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulp, Eli American chefs American restaurateurs Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park alumni Year of birth missing (living people) People from Lewis County, Washington Living people