Eddie Hernandez of Taqueria Del Sol: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen

While executive chef Eddie Hernandez may not be a household name, his restaurant chain sure is.  Ask someone to get tacos in this town, and there is a good chance that they’ll suggest one of the three Taqueria Del Sol locations as their destination du jour.  Started a few years back with a single location …

Hector Santiago Of Pura Vida: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #18

On the last season of Bravo TV’s Top Chef, Atlanta made some real headway.  We were fortunate enough to have three local chefs make it on to the hit reality TV show.  Since then, the city hasn’t stopped buzzing.  Many moons ago, Kevin Gillespie, pork tats and all, was kind enough to make an appearance on …

Chef Bradley Rouse, Atlanta Hawks Team Chef: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #17

Here on Inside The Chef’s Kitchen, we like to branch out a bit and look for people outside the Atlanta restaurant community.  For this weeks visit, we have Bradley Rouse, whose serves as the executive chef for the Atlanta Hawks.  In his spare time, he also heads up a little venture by the name of …

Chef Craig Richards of La Tavola: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #16

Craig Richards of La Tavola in Virginia Highlands has been serving up straight up Italian food for the past several years at the neighborhood trattoria.  As many with many residents of Atlanta, Richards didn’t start off here.  He relocated to Atlanta from Kansas by way of Kansas City. While in Kansas City, Richards had the …

Chef Todd Richards Of Rolling Bones BBQ: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #15

Todd Richards is fairly well known around these parts. Richards’ restaurant group (Lush Life Group) is the driving force behind Rolling Bones BBQ and One Flew South, that high-end restaurant located in Hartsfield-Jackson’s E-Concourse.  However, his notoriety isn’t limited to the Capital of The South. Mixed in with his stay in Atlanta, Richards spent time …

Chef Steven Hartman Of Le Vigne: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #14

Steven Hartman is still a relative unknown around these parts, but that doesn’t mean we’re the least bit upset to have him here on Inside The Chef’s Kitchen.  As it turns out, the young chef of Le Vigne restaurant at Montaluce Winery has already made quite the impression on many Atlanta bloggers and foodies.  Like …

Chef Ron Eyester Of Rosebud: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #13

Ron Eyester is a longtime fixture of the Atlanta restaurant scene.  The one time chef of Food 101 in Morningside/Virginia Highlands now serves as the owner of the restaurant.  Renamed and rebranded as Rosebud, Eyester continues to pump the city full of love from his headquarters of worldwide domination. A huge deadhead in his own …

Chef Todd Annis Of Bold American Catering: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #12

Chef Todd Annis has definitely earned his knives.  As the current head of Bold American Catering, Annis is in charge of the catering arm of Fifth Group Restaurants.  Prior to that, he spent time slinging pans at places like Carbo’s Café, Araxi, and the much discussed but now defunct Rainwater.  If you’ve ever snacked on …

Chef Robert Gerstenecker Of Park 75: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #11

For the past 5-plus years, chef Robert Gerstenecker has helmed the kitchen at Park 75, the flagship restaurant of the Four Seasons in Midtown.  In addition to being an acclaimed fine dining spot, the restaurant has also garnered a good bit of attention for their tea service. A Canuck by trade, the well traveled Gerstenecker …

Chef Ford Fry Of JCT Kitchen: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #10

Seeing as I’m actually in town, I figured … what the heck … I might as well post something.  As luck would have it, today is Friday! And that means, it’s Inside The Chef’s Kitchen Day.  Today’s participant is the longstanding executive chef/partner of JCT Kitchen & Bar. Ford Fry has been a fixture on …