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Double-breasted overcoat, Lanvin ($3,325). Riccardi, 116 Newbury St., 617-266- 3158; mrporter.com. Turtleneck, Polo Ralph Lauren ($125). 93-95 Newbury St., 617-424- 1124; ralphlauren.com. Fit 3 jeans, Rag & Bone ($210). 111 Newbury St., 617-536-6700; rag-bone.com. Gloves, Hermès ($1,175). 320 Boylston St., 617-482- 8707; hermes.com CHEF DE CUISINE, MENTON SCOTT JONES Scott Jones remembers when his love affair with science came to an end. Four years into a biochemistry PhD program at Harvard Medical School, he was experimenting with proteins that can stop cancer, when he suddenly felt empty. "I didn't agree with how we were studying it or why," he says. "It felt so self-indulgent, like it was more about getting money to keep your lab going." So he dropped it all to follow a childhood love: cooking. At age 26, Jones had never worked in a restaurant before applying for a job in Barbara Lynch Gruppo's kitchen at No. 9 Park, but after some initial hazing, he rose through the ranks to chef de cuisine within four years. This spring, he received an even greater honor when he was named head chef at Menton, Lynch's fine-dining restaurant known for its epic tasting menu—and the only Relais & Châteaux restaurant in the city. In his six months at the helm, Jones has begun to revamp the menu, which combines French cooking techniques with Italian playfulness and experimenta- tion—or, as he puts it, "a French brain and an Italian heart." But Jones is known as much for his leadership in the kitchen and his ability to inspire a passionate and loyal team as he is for his food. Leadership is… "Faith. I am trying to create a cult of people who will work for long hours, for little pay, in dangerous conditions, and love every minute of it."