Wylie Dufresne

Wylie Dufresne is the award-winning chef and co-owner of Stretch Pizza in New York. He was born in Rhode Island in 1970, before moving to New York later in his childhood. He trained at the Culinary Institute of America and started working with chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten in 1994, as chef de cuisine at Jean-Georges.

In 1999 he became the chef at 71 Clinton Fresh Food, and in 2003 opened his iconic restaurant WD-50, where he explored the possibilities of molecular gastronomy in his cooking, reaching global acclaim, and earning him a James Beard Award and a Michelin Star. In 2023, he opened the first location of Stretch Pizza, with two more locations opening in the summer of 2025. At Stretch, Dufresne pays respect to the classic New York slice, and his efforts have earned Stretch a spot on the coveted 50 Top Pizzas list.