Complex sentence: In 1989, Stratta took on his first executive chef position at Mary Elaine's restaurant at the Phoenician resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was featured as one of "America's Ten Best New Chefs" by Food & Wine Magazine in 1994.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1989, Stratta took on his first executive chef position, at Mary Elaine's restaurant at the Phoenician resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. While executive chef there, he was featured as one of "America's Ten Best New Chefs" by Food & Wine Magazine in 1994.