In August, we welcome Chef Stewart Woodman of The Theatery by Puna Chocolate Company
Raised in Montreal, Quebec he completed a classical apprenticeship at the storied Banff Springs Hotel and later worked at the William Tell Restaurant in Vancouver, BC. He moved to New York City, where, while working at Union Square Café under Danny Meyer, he was recruited to work as a sous chef at some of the world’s best three star Michelin restaurants: Lespinasse, under Gray Kunz, then Le Bernardin under Eric Ripert. He later joined the team of chef Alain Ducasse, where Woodman would go on to be the first US-born sous chef for Ducasse in Paris, Monaco, and then at ADNY-Alain Ducasse at the Essex House. He finished his NYC career as a sous chef for Jean-Georges Vongerichten, at Jean-George’s.
In 2002 he moved to Minneapolis where he opened two nationally acclaimed, award winning restaurants and raised two sons. In 2006 he won the national title of Best New Chef from Food & Wine Magazine and would go on to be a three time James Beard contender up to 2019. He later authored Shefzilla: Conquering Haute Cuisine At Home. The Theatery is his newest adventure.