"To say that Chef Jimmy Schmidt likes to give his customers' taste buds a run for their money is putting it mildly. The owner of Rattlesnake at the Classic Club in Palm Desert has a love of blending hot/spicy with cool/sweet that goes way beyond the norm."

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Our guests will enjoy the Valley's most exclusive cuisine by premier chef Jimmy Schmidt (click here for 12/07 Desert Sun article) at Rattlesnake. Schmidt and The Rattlesnake have been awarded many accolades including :

• The Ivy Award
• The James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef of the Midwest"
• Gourmet's "America's Top Tables" and "America's Best Restaurants"
• Wine Spectator's "Award Winning Wine Lists"
• The DiRoNA Award
• The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences' "Star Diamond Award"