Prior to the COVID pandemic that turned D.C. into a ghost town, Wendell Allsbrook opened his dream butcher shop – Georgetown Butcher. Even with more than 15 years of experience, nothing could prepare him or his new business for the difficult uncertainty in the first few weeks to the overwhelming international support in the months that followed.

From an early age, Troy was a go-getter. As a military brat, traveling coast to coast, he learned how to be resourceful, independent, and skillful. These traits are what have carried him throughout his adventures in the foodservice industry, and what ultimately led him to Keany Produce. Troy Clayton is one of the newest members…

Chef Patrick Moulet grew up in Southwest France with the Pyrenees as his backyard and a home-kitchen constantly in motion. His culinary journey goes far beyond the small town of Artagnan; traveling to and working in Thailand, Mexico, Northern France, and DC. Now stationed at the 43-year Georgetown staple, La Chaumiere, Patrick has gone back to his roots cooking classic French cuisine for DC-natives and tourists.

(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.

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…