executive chef
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executive chefs
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It has been 10 years since Nick Curtola, the executive chef and partner at the Four Horsemen in Brooklyn, N.Y., started serving lunch Friday through Sunday at the restaurant—another that has never served brunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Before then, I had come to know Michael Lomonaco, the restaurant’s executive chef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Lomonaco is a central character in the “Top of the World,” as his arrival as the executive chef of Windows in 1997 boosted the restaurant’s culinary reputation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Pablo Soto, who is taking over as executive chef, acknowledges that leading the Noma kitchen under new scrutiny brings added pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cris Comerford, the White House’s first female executive chef, was a mentor.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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