Jim Ruch is a freelance private chef living in Napa CA. Yacht work over 15 years has taken him through the Caribbean, Bahamas and the Panama Canal. He’s spent six seasons working the coastlines of Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey. In 1999 he placed Third at the Concours de Chef competition in Monaco. Jim Ruch holds degrees from N.Y. Restaurant School, Le Cordon Bleu and The Royal Thai Culinary Institute.
Grown up in Norwalk CT, Ruch began writing music, poetry and prose in his early teens. Over twelve years in New York and Boston he worked top hotels and restaurants while performing lead vocals and guitar with his original band. He sings and plays regularly for clients from around the world.