Chefs who will be lending their support to our event in 2010...
Tom Schaudel has been the driving force behind such acclaimed restaurants as Spring Close House (East Hampton), Downtown Grille and Wine Bar (Montauk), 107 Forest Avenue (Locust Valley), Lemongrass (Roslyn), Coolfish (Syosset), Thom Thom (Wantagh), Rockfish (Huntington), Angelfish (Long Beach), Passionfish (Westhampton Beach), and The Mansion at the Woodlands (Woodbury). He is also a partner in Gabrielle's Brasserie & Wine Bar in Rockville Centre.
As executive chef of The Living Room, James Carpenter is the man whose vision and culinary panache ensure that every dish is a cause for excitement. James’ experience includes stints at the Hamptons’ eateries, Della Femina and The American Hotel, as well as New York City’s Aquavit, New Orleans’ Bayona, Charleston’s Louis’s, and working with Gunther Seegar at Atlanta’s Ritz-Carlton Buckhead. James is a devoted student of the slow food movement and he passionately believes that by utilizing the freshest ingredients “to cook with the seasons,” he creates the highest quality cuisine while also preserving the rural beauty of the East End of Long Island.
Todd Jacobs is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan. He spent six years running the kitchen at the American Hotel which received the Di Rona Award while he was there. Prior to that he worked as Chef Poissonier at Maurice Restaurant and Garde Manager at Le Regence in New York City. He has appeared as a guest chef at the James Beard Foundation and has received wide spread recognition in the media for both his cooking and his ability to provide the customer with a unique dining experience.
