{"id":10020,"date":"2026-05-11T18:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southernsmoke.org\/?post_type=chef&#038;p=10020"},"modified":"2026-05-11T19:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:34:18","slug":"thomas-mcnaughton-ryan-pollnow","status":"publish","type":"chef","link":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/es\/chef\/thomas-mcnaughton-ryan-pollnow\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas McNaughton &#038; Ryan Pollnow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As co-chefs of Flour + Water Hospitality Group and Flour + Water Foods, Thomas McNaughton and Ryan Pollnow oversee the culinary direction for the group\u2019s San Francisco-based restaurants and CPG division. Together, they craft experiences and cuisine that showcases regional Italian traditions and Northern California influences with hand-crafted pasta and pizza at the center. Their current portfolio of restaurants includes Flour + Water, Flour + Water Pasta Shop, Flour + Water Pizzeria, and Penny Roma, in addition to the hospitality group\u2019s partnership with the award-winning cocktail bar, Trick Dog. Over the years, their quality-driven approach has been recognized with accolades from the James Beard Foundation, Food &amp; Wine, The San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, 50 Top Pizza, and more. Committed to fostering community both inside and outside of the restaurants, McNaughton and Pollnow are driven by creating a culture-first environment where team members always feel supported and inspired.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":10021,"template":"","class_list":["post-10020","chef","type-chef","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef\/10020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chef"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}