286: Marc Wade

Cool Tools

• Episode: 286: Marc Wade
• Website: Cool Tools
• Feed URL: http://feedpress.me/cooltoolsshow
• Duration: 00:40:07
• Published: 2021-07-09 18:00

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/marc-wade-messermeister/ Our guest this week is Marc Wade. He’s the Director of Business Development for Messermeister, the leading manufacturer of premium handcrafted chef’s knives and culinary tools, is an award-winning kitchen knife designer and developer, best known for his leading role in the development of the Shun brand. A second-generation knife maker, Marc began making knives at the age of 10. His innovative design approach has been highly influential in transforming the kitchen knife industry over his 20+ year professional career. He is credited on multiple international patents relating to knives and knife accessories and is a key figure within the housewares Industry. With a long list of creative accomplishments, Marc has also worked on cutlery projects with major brands including: All-Clad, Wiliams-Sonoma and Milk Street. He has collaborated with well-known personalities within the international food community such as Alton Brown, Michel Bras, Tom Colicchio and Thomas Malzer, to name a few.