Shane Lyons (born ) is an American chef, consultant, restaurateur, and former

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from Colorado.

Personal life

Shane Lyons was born in

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, in . His parents were both chefs, and he graduated from The Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park in 2007.

Career

Media

Before he was a teen, Lyons performed in a local film that was accepted at the

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. At twelve years old, he landed a part in

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show, '' All That''; he didn't leave the show until he was 16 years old. He portrayed Jeremy Brice in a season-four episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'': " Juvenile" (November 22, 2002). After ''All That'' he took a break from acting because he grew tired of the auditioning process. As an adult, he was a contestant on season four of '' The Next Food Network Star''. In 2024, he was scheduled to appear in the fifth episode of the

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, '' Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV''.

Cooking

Lyons credits a fifth birthday gift for his love of cooking: his parents gave him a

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. In 2010, Lyons was working as a chef in Colorado Springs. From 2010–2020, he trained in

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with Daniel Boulud (at Café Boulud) and

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(at Momofuku Noodle Bar) before opening his own

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– casual

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, Distilled New York. By 2020, he was working as a chef consultant.

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