San Jose native Chef Ryan Ellison has cooked his way across the Bay Area from Oakland’s Oliveto to Santana Row’s LB Steak to Portola Kitchen in Portola Valley, as well as in Hawaii at the Canoe House on the Big Island.

Now the executive chef of the Fairmont San Jose, he’ll show off his moxie in the kitchen when he joins me for a cooking demo, 2 p.m. June 11 at Macy’s Valley Fair in Santa Clara.

You won’t want to miss tasting his dish of aromatic Baharat spiced chicken with couscous and pickled summer cherries.

The free demo will take place in the culinary kitchen on the main floor of the Men’s & Home store.

RSVP today here and be one of the first 50 to check in at the demo to receive a $20 Macy’s gift card.