<p>Scott Youkilis realized at a young age that he had a passion for the restaurant business. Growing up in Cincinnati, he was surrounded by people in the industry, with an uncle who owned 3 successful restaurants as well as a close family friend who operated a successful venture. With these seeds in mind, Scott developed a zest for the fast-paced business and lifestyle that went along with it. Over the past 15 years, Scott has held a variety of positions - server to line cook to manager to chef - learning every aspect of the business before realizing his dream of opening a restaurant, which he successfully did in 2005. In its first year of operation, <a href="http://www.sfmaverick.com/">Maverick</a> was named the city’s best new restaurant by San Francisco magazine’s readers poll, proving that his strategy had indeed worked.</p>

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