Career
He is also the proprietor and owner of The Whaling Station, a noted prime steak restaurant located in Monterey County. Chef Pisto"s television program Monterey"s Cookin, primarily showcases California-Mediterranean Cuisine, but also often takes on an international flavor. Often, Pisto will take viewers on adventures to culinary points of interest in various places around the globe, then return to his Monterey, California kitchen to prepare a recipe related to the excursion.
Segments of the show have been filmed in China, Tunisia, Italy, France, Thailand, Portugal, and Spain, as well as dozens of United States locales.
When in the studio kitchen, Chef Pisto invites guests to appear on the show.