CHEFS
LAMONT PERRIMAN
EXECUTIVE CHEF, OWNER
- Former Culinary Expert and Resident Chef for Williams-Sonoma
- Corporate/resident Chef for Hudson Daniel, food and beverage marketplace connecting community chefs
- Focuses on locally sourced ingredients with farm to table flair
- Co-founder of The Oakland Block Party, community food event benefiting Oakland Youth Education
- "I love how food is innately conversational and brings people and cultures together."
SACHA KUPELIAN
LEAD CHEF
- Excels in gourmet French style dining, perfect for Wine Country experiences
- Previous experience includes working under Howard Ko (French Laundry, Napa)
- Emphasis on wide range of styles that include French, Italian, Pan Asian, and Middle Eastern
- Enjoys practicing Tae Kwon Do and other ways of living a healthy lifestyle
- “That f**king chicken is so undercooked that a skilled doctor could revive it." - Gordon Ramsay (Hell's Kitchen)
BETH GIL
PASTRY CHEF
-Owner- Renaissance Specialty Cakes and Desserts, Berkeley, Ca
-Specializes in wedding cakes, specialty cakes and desserts
-Attended the prestigious California Culinary Academy patisserie and baking program
-Former Pastry Chef Four Seasons, Seattle
- “I think every woman should have a blowtorch,” Julia Child