Browsing Category
Chefs
65 posts
Trendsetter to Know: Gian Franco Brugaletta, Executive Chef & Co-Founder of Mixela
Meet Gian Franco Brugaletta, the executive chef and co-founder of Mixela, a tapas, crudo and aperitivo bar tucked into Phoenix's Loma Linda Historic District.
September 16, 2026
Trendsetter to Know: Ryan Swanson, Executive Chef at Cress on Oak Creek, L’Auberge de Sedona
Meet Ryan Swanson, executive chef and director of food & beverage at L'Auberge de Sedona.
August 29, 2023
Trendsetter to Know: Peter McQuaid, Executive Chef at Cala Scottsdale
Meet Peter McQuaid, executive chef at Cala Scottsdale.
July 11, 2023
Trendsetter to Know: Steven Zimmerman, Executive Chef at Merkin Vineyards
Meet Steven Zimmerman, a classically trained, award-winning certified executive chef.
May 16, 2023
Trendsetter to Know: Jason Alford, Executive Chef at Pa’la Kitchen
Meet Chef Jason Alford, a seasoned veteran of open wood-fire grilling.
May 2, 2023
Trendsetter to Know: Dana Dumas, Restauranteur & Founder of SugarJam The Southern Kitchen
Meet Dana Dumas, CEO, founder, head chef and baker at SugarJam The Southern Kitchen that serves Southern-based brunch, lunch and baked goods in North Scottsdale.
August 2, 2022
Trendsetter to Know: Pastry Chef and “Sugar Fairy” Lisa Graf
Meet Lisa Graf, a highly accomplished pastry chef or "sugar fairy" as she calls it, for the new modern Southwestern restaurant Ghost Ranch AZ.
October 26, 2021
Trendsetter to Know: Chef Josslyn Micheal
Meet 11-year-old aspiring chef and recent winner of the 2020 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Walk On! Kids Cooking Challenge.
October 5, 2021
Trendsetter to Know: Chef Aaron Chamberlin at Good Things Coming
Meet Chef Aaron Chamberlin, the CEO and founder of Good Things Coming, an Arizona-based cannabis and edible brand.
September 28, 2021
Trendsetter to Know: Chef William Turner
Meet Chef William Turner, one of Scottsdale's leading private catering chef for all your event and party needs.
September 14, 2021