Private Chef Greg Knoxville, TN, United States

Classically trained chef in Knoxville, making meals your friends will always remember.

I approach every meal with seasonality, authenticity, and balance in mind so that my guests might also experience what made me fall in love with cooking. I'm a strong believer that a meal should at its very core be comforting, nutritious, and come from a place of warm hospitality. Even though I love meat, I have a strong background in vegetarian/ vegan cooking as well. So I also really enjoy creating menus that are nutritionally focused that showcase fresh local vegetables. My largest influences include Southern, Rustic Italian, French, and California farm-to-table in the same vein as chefs Alice Waters, Judy Rodgers, and Thomas Keller.

I have been cooking in high end farm-to-table restaurants for over 10 years and have worked with some of the best chefs in the southeast. I graduated with honors from the Culinary Arts program at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte and then completed an apprenticeship at the five-star rated Merrion Hotel in Dublin Ireland. I then went on to work at the Barn at Blackberry farm in Walland, a quintessential Appalachian fine dining establishment. This is where I was able to immerse myself in Appalachian/ Southern cooking and refine my technique as a chef. After a few years at Blackberry I moved back home to Atlanta help open the French bistro concept Bread & Butterfly which was voted one of the 50 best new restaurants in the country in Bon Apetit magazine in 2016. I then went on to work as a private chef for the Atlanta Personal Chef Service where I gained valuable experience hosting and catering dinner parties in peoples homes. I genuinely loved being able to create unique menus, interact with guests, and share my passion for food on a personal level. I eventually found my way back to Tennessee to be with my wife and I have grown to love Knoxville and its food culture. Recently I was the Chef de Cusine of the new Italian concept Osteria Stella in the Old CIty where we received a 24 out of 25 stars in City View magazine, named one of the best new restaurants in Knoxville by Blank magazine, and were featured in Esquire.

American, BBQ, Decadent, Europe, French, Greek