(Written by: Cassidy Williams | Photography by: Scott Suchman) Chef Nicholas didn’t always know he wanted to be in the food industry. However, his Greek and Italian heritage, attention to detail, and desire for European food culture to be cultivated to the booming DC food scene was the perfect harmony to get Chef Nicholas Stefanelli…

by: Cassidy Williams Located just around the corner from Union Market, sits St. Anselm – Starr Restaurant Group’s newest addition to the DC restaurant scene. Recently awarded 3 stars by Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post, this former warehouse space is due for a visit. Cozy up in their warmly-lit, union-eclectic dining room and enjoy…

Executive Chef Bob Bannan from The Center Club – Baltimore, Maryland The Center Club is a platinum ranked city club located in the heart of downtown Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. With over 2,000 members it is also one of the largest clubs in the area. Chef Bob has been running the kitchen at the club since…

Keany Produce & Gourmet’s October’s Chef of the Month, Executive Chef Jason Hayes from Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, MD.

Keany Produce & Gourmet’s September Chef of the Month is Executive Chef Jordan Bohall of Dry 85 & Red Red Wine Bar in Ocean City, MD

Chef Torres was born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, where cooking for him, became a family tradition. Chef Torres’s dad was a chef and restaurant owner, his mother’s father also owned a restaurant and his mother’s sister had a restaurant where Richard started working at the age of 13. He once dreamed of being a…

Chef Beatrice Zelaya is the Executive Chef and Owner of Capri in McLean, VA. She started her career in 1976 as part of a well known restaurant called Romeo & Juliet, located on K Street in DC. She worked closely with incredible people like Mrs. Juliet, the owner and heart of the kitchen at Romeo…

Chef Troy Buckley is the Executive Chef of Amber Ox Public House located in Williamsburg, VA. Chef Troy’s family is originally from Louisiana but he moved to the Newport News, VA area at a young age. He never wanted to be a Chef, he wanted to follow his first love and be a baseball player.…

Chef Emmanuel Robinson, aka Chef Manny, Executive Chef at FoodWorks – Maryland Food Bank