Chef Profiles

Finding Financing for Your Restaurant’s Stage of Life

When Johnny Huntsman brought his first pizza restaurant to Louisiana more than 50 years ago, many locals didn’t even know what pizza was.

Balboa Bay Resort Hires Vic Casanova as Executive Chef

Balboa Bay Resort, Newport Beach’s premiere waterfront resort, announced the appointment of Vic Casanova as its new Executive Chef.

5 Questions with Mi Tocoya’s Diana Dávila

Diana Dávila pushes Mexican food forward, but she’s also a magician in the kitchen.

Diana Dávila’s Secret Ingredient is Magic

“You can tell people that I'm a witch,” says Dávila, chef-owner of Chicago Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant Mi Tocaya Antojería.

Chef Caroline Concha Named Executive Chef at Mohawk Bend

This April, Chef Caroline Concha will take the helm in the kitchen at Mohawk Bend after two years at DTLA vegan pub, Beelman’s, injecting her signature creativity into a forthcoming new menu at the

How One Chef Made Regional Mexican a Critical Success

“You know, onions aren’t from Mexico,” chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins says during a discussion of what constitutes traditional Mexican food.

Seek + Find Names Miguel Gomez Fernandez Executive Chef

Seek + Find, a Coral Gables dining and nightlife destination, has appointed Miguel Gomez Fernandez to executive chef, launching a new menu and introducing brunch choices for local’s looking for an

James Beard Foundation Unveils 2019 Finalists

The James Beard Foundation unveiled its finalists for the 2019 awards Wednesday during a press conference and breakfast at Hugo’s by Hugo Ortega in Houston.