For Food's Sake

Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? Its really important that we as chefs show how important it is in sourcing local produce, and supporting your local farmer.  Organic is secondary but if its local and organic then that’s even better. The key word is fresh. Our produce [...]

Chef Kevin Gillespie Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant?   It’s important to ensure that we use the freshest products possible at Woodfire Grill. It makes sense to support our local farmers and serve the best tasting food to our customers. If you were a farmer what would [...]

Q & A with Chef Nick Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? I truly believe that as a cook and as a chef its my job to help introduce local and organic products to the guest.  They come to my restaurant w/ full trust that the food [...]

Q & A  with Chef Ron Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? Sourcing local and organic food for the restaurant is significant not only because it is a commitment to superior product, but it also allows us to develop relationships within the community that help further manifest [...]

Q & A with CHEF STEPHEN & MATT Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? STEPHEN: I think that sourcing locally creates a connection from the farmer to the restaurant to our guests that we serve. Also, these farmers work very hard to give us beautiful product that [...]

Q & A with Chef Scott Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? Because it’s important to me to create an awareness of what is going on in the food industry and it’s a way to give back to our farmers.  It’s also gets back to how people [...]

Q & A with Chef Shaun Why is sourcing local produce important to you & your restaurant? My commitment to the local farming community is the product of working with Gunter Seeger and his demand for the best in local and seasonal products. I have been fortunate to witness and participate in the creation of [...]

Husband and wife team Joe Truex and Mihoko Obunai have delighted Atlantans with Repast, a casual yet elegant neighborhood restaurant featuring new American cuisine with a metropolitan flair. Truex and Obunai play an essential role in Atlanta’s dining scene bringing years of experience from Atlanta and New York to this intown eatery. A small town [...]

Q &A with Steven Satterfield Why is sourcing local produce important to you & your restaurant? Knowing where your food comes from and who grew it is important to us and to many other people. As food sources become more readily available from a globally driven market, we find it important to appreciate what is [...]

Q & A with Chef Hector Why is sourcing local produce important to you and your restaurant? Freshness and quality. Most farmers that we buy from are growing heirloom varieties and are willing to experiment with varieties that we may want (i.e. padron peppers). This is beside the fact that these product travel less to [...]