Chef Dean James Max

“My love of food comes from living in Florence, Italy, my technique from working with French chefs and my understanding of what freshness is all about from growing up on a farm in Virginia.”
You would never have had to meet Chef Dean to feel his passion, sincerity, and respect for what you are about to eat, regardless of the course. I would equate his cooking to the enthusiasm of a child, the wisdom of a professor, and the talent of an artist rolled up in one.  Read more ...

Chef David MacLennan

“Though he has worked in the food industry from the age of 15, David MacLennan did not recognize that his passion was for cooking until after he was almost finished with an engineering degree at the University of Florida. Working in restaurants while at UF, Maclennan realized that he wanted to pursue a different dream and entered the Johnson and Wales University culinary school in south Florida and has been advancing in the restaurant business ever since. .  Read more ...