{"id":418975,"date":"2026-07-31T03:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/418975\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T03:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:57:10","slug":"chef-adam-pecha-arrested-in-domestic-violence-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/418975\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Adam Pecha arrested in domestic violence case"},"content":{"rendered":"

A California celebrity chef <\/a>who got his big break working with Anthony Bourdain is now behind bars on a felony domestic violence allegation.<\/p>\n

Adam Pechal, 50, was arrested after a woman called Sacramento County sheriff\u2019s deputies to an Arden-Arcade home around 11 p.m. Wednesday and reported that he had physically assaulted her<\/a>, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Deputies arrested Pechal on suspicion of felony corporal injury. X\/@ChefAdamPechal<\/p>\n

Pechal is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Sacramento Superior Court. ABC<\/p>\n

Deputies arrested Pechal on suspicion of felony domestic violence after the woman was medically evaluated and cleared at the home, sheriff\u2019s spokesperson Sgt. Edward Igoe told The Sacramento Bee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pechal was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail early Thursday, where he remained in custody on $50,000 bail, according to jail records.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Sacramento Superior Court.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Bourdain\u00a0in 2013. REUTERS<\/p>\n

The arrest marks a stunning fall for the once high-flying chef, who became nationally known after competing on Season 1 of ABC\u2019s The Taste, the short-lived cooking competition co-hosted and executive produced by the late Bourdain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pechal later became a prominent name in Sacramento\u2019s restaurant scene, operating Tuli Bistro, Thir13en and Tuli Catering before pivoting to private events and consulting.<\/p>\n

In 2025, he designed the menu for Local Flights at Sacramento International Airport.<\/p>\n

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Chef Adam Pechal smiling while stirring a large pot of red sauce. X\/@ChefAdamPechal<\/p>\n

Pechal later became a prominent name in Sacramento\u2019s restaurant scene, operating Tuli Bistro, Thir13en and Tuli Catering before pivoting to private events and consulting.<\/p>\n

Pechal most recently worked as a private chef for Sacramento Kings players. MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n

According to his social media accounts, Pechal most recently worked as a private chef, culinary consultant and educator, regularly cooking for Sacramento Kings players<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The felony arrest now casts a dark cloud over the career of the once-rising TV chef, whose association with Bourdain helped launch him into the national spotlight.<\/p>\n

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