FEATURED CHEFS

Raised on the farm covered hills of Northeastern Ohio, Chef Angela Pinkerton grew up appreciating the natural beauty of food and the success that hard work will produce. Learning these…

Jacob Town got his start in a small Oregon community washing dishes at Hot Peppers restaurant. As a young man, his Mother’s lack of skill in the kitchen pushed him…

David Kurtz – Chef & Owner of Homage Chef David Kurtz’s career started in the Country Clubs throughout the Midwest at the young age of fourteen. He continued as he…

Jennifer Biesty Chef/Partner – Shakewell-Oakland Chef Jennifer Biesty started cooking in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, when she was in high school, after becoming one of the youngest students at the…

Kim Alter is the chef/owner of the newly-debuted restaurant Nightbird and adjoining cocktail concept Linden Room, which mark her first solo projects in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley. Alter formerly worked with the Daniel Patterson Group for 4 years at the helm…

Ginger Elizabeth Hahn has been working with chocolate and pastry professionally for her entire adult life. Her journey started in the kitchens of her mother and grandmother and led her…

Dave Cruz received his start in the culinary industry like many in the business – in college.  While studying for his Engineering degree, Cruz worked in dining rooms to supplement…

David Zobray, Executive Chef | Old Bus Tavern Prior to accepting the post as executive chef of Old Bus Tavern in San Francisco, David Zobray’s culinary career path wound from Smoky…

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski are the Chef/Owners of State Bird Provisions and The Progress in San Francisco. Stuart attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park New York,…