Root to Table Chefs

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Our Chefs of the Blue Ridge

When you go out to eat in the Blue Ridge Mountains and valleys, you can rest assured that masterful hands are skillfully preparing what goes onto your dining plate. Classically trained with more than a pinch of character mixed with a fork or spoonful of each chef’s special creation. This will wow you every time. Experience fine dining and get to know the story behind the hands of who crafted what’s for dinner.

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Root to Table's Chef Matt Welsch.

Matt Welsch

The Vagabond Kitchen
Owner/Chef
Board of Directors
Wheeling, VA

Root to Table's Chef Roderick "Pete" Smith.

Roderick "Pete" Smith

The Chef Feature Co
Owner/Chef
Chefs Executive Board

Root to table's Chef Action Team member Amanda Luhowiak

Amanda Luhowiak

The Whole Ox
Owner/Chef
Chefs Executive Board
Marshall, VA

Root to Table's Chef Brad Wiedeman.

Marshall, VA

DC Prime Steaks
Executive chef
Ashburn, VA

Clem Tamasang executive chef at bavarian inn resort and brewing company

Clem Tamasang

Bavarian Inn
Executive chef
Shepherdstown WV

Root to Table's Chef Thomas O'Hara

Thomas O'Hara

Hillbrook Inn and Spa
Executive chef
Charles Town, WV

Root to Table's Chef Wells Selbe.

Wells Selbe

Mountain Lake Lodge
Executive chef
Pembroke, VA

Mary Ellen Diaz

Alma Bea
Owner/Chef
Shepherdstown WV

Erik Foxx Nettnin

The Polished Fox
Owner/Chef
Founding Member
Winchester, VA

Root to Table's Chef Miriam Conroy.

Miriam Conroy

BRCTC
Chef
Martinsburg, WV

Root to Table's Chef Steve Weiss.

Steve Weiss

BRCTC
Chef
Martinsburg, WV

Root to Table's Chefs Cheryl Strasser and Bree Grant.

Cheryl Strasser and Bree Grant

Cowbell Kitchen
Owners/Chef
Leesburg, VA

Root to Table's Chef Anne Hart.

Anne Hart

Hart Kitchen
Owner/Chef
Clarksburg, WV

Root to Table's Chef Alena Kabetkina.

Alena Kabetkina

The Red Truck Bakery
Executive chef
Marshall, VA

Root to Table's Chef Paula McDade.

Paula McDade

Goldfinch Chef Services
Personal Chef
Northern Virginia

Root to Table's Chef Abby Levine.

Abby Levine

Maple and Rye
Owner/Baker
Brunswick, Md

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