Todd Annis
William Adamek
William Adamek
Chef Owner /Scimitar Consulting Group
Director of Culinary/ Cru Catering
30+ years as Executive Chef in restaurants and catering companies.
Excels in Operations and Logistics,Culinary Education and Business Development.
Passion projects include helping others succeed and building strong teams, exploring the marsh on kayaks and everything M
Chef Owner /Scimitar Consulting Group
Director of Culinary/ Cru Catering
30+ years as Executive Chef in restaurants and catering companies.
Excels in Operations and Logistics,Culinary Education and Business Development.
Passion projects include helping others succeed and building strong teams, exploring the marsh on kayaks and everything Middle Earth.
Management Style best described by the movie quote: "I love the smell of Napalm in the Morning....it smells like Victory"
William Adamek
William Adamek
William Adamek
Chef Owner / Dogwood Greek Life and Dogwood Catering
With 20+ years in restaurants and catering companies, Chef Will found a niche and has spent the last 8 years building the Dogwood Greek Life brand on University campuses nationwide.
Chef Will doesn't understand the word "No" and is known as "the Closer. Keeping his clients consistentl
Chef Owner / Dogwood Greek Life and Dogwood Catering
With 20+ years in restaurants and catering companies, Chef Will found a niche and has spent the last 8 years building the Dogwood Greek Life brand on University campuses nationwide.
Chef Will doesn't understand the word "No" and is known as "the Closer. Keeping his clients consistently happy, he is the best BOH Sales Manager we have ever seen.
Building small margin victories, Chef Will excels in high-volume production with consistently creative and upscale menus.
Self-described management style by Chef Will, "Hulk Smash." Best described by Tony Stark in response to Loki's Army. "We have a hulk!"
Steven Boyer
William Adamek
Steven Boyer
Executive Chef / Cru Catering
20 years in the catering business.
Chef Steve stays laser focused on cutting edge, creative food trends and executes them with an artistic finesse. He's our go-to-guy for HACCP plans, kitchen regulations and everything in between.
As the Guru of the Garden, Chef Steve is focused on farm to table. He is our r
Executive Chef / Cru Catering
20 years in the catering business.
Chef Steve stays laser focused on cutting edge, creative food trends and executes them with an artistic finesse. He's our go-to-guy for HACCP plans, kitchen regulations and everything in between.
As the Guru of the Garden, Chef Steve is focused on farm to table. He is our resident Mr. Fix-it, the master of duct tape and Flex seal. His ambition is to be the next Captain of the Starship Enterprise.
In true Trekkie fashion, Steve's management style is best stated by Jean Luc Picard, "Things are only impossible until they're not."
Andrea Pharris
Stephanie Annis
Stephanie Annis
Executive Pastry Chef / Cru Catering
12 years as Executive Pastry Chef in some of the best restaurants and catering bakeshops.
Experience in high-volume pastry and bread program. Specializing in menu conception and execution in multi-unit outlets.
Known in some circles as the Princess of Precision and Perfection, Chef Andrea's management
Executive Pastry Chef / Cru Catering
12 years as Executive Pastry Chef in some of the best restaurants and catering bakeshops.
Experience in high-volume pastry and bread program. Specializing in menu conception and execution in multi-unit outlets.
Known in some circles as the Princess of Precision and Perfection, Chef Andrea's management style is like Mary Poppins.
"Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down" and " In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." are some of her favorite quotes.
Stephanie Annis
Stephanie Annis
Stephanie Annis
Senior Project Manager / Scimitar Consulting Group
Producer / Catering. W.T.F.? Podcast
With 20+ years in restaurant, catering, sales and marketing. Stephanie specializes in Brand marketing and sales team development.
Stephanie is known as the Builder of Bridges from Sales to Operations and back again. With a strong background in restaurant
Senior Project Manager / Scimitar Consulting Group
Producer / Catering. W.T.F.? Podcast
With 20+ years in restaurant, catering, sales and marketing. Stephanie specializes in Brand marketing and sales team development.
Stephanie is known as the Builder of Bridges from Sales to Operations and back again. With a strong background in restaurant and catering operations, she is a great liaison between Ops and Sales Team.
Affectionately called the Herder of Cats (aka Chefs) and Collector of Butterflies (aka the team's constant ideas) Stephanie works diligently to keep the team organized and productive.
On the daily, she can be heard saying, "You're killin' me, Smalls" as she tries to keep everything together.
Ryan Whitten
Stephanie Annis
Ryan Whitten
Executive Chef / Compass Group
15+ Years in the industry, specializing in building a focused, positive culture of professionals with manners. Executing every event and service with the individual attention that each plate in a restaurant receives.
Ryan has distilled his perception of what we do in our culinary lives down to a simple conc
Executive Chef / Compass Group
15+ Years in the industry, specializing in building a focused, positive culture of professionals with manners. Executing every event and service with the individual attention that each plate in a restaurant receives.
Ryan has distilled his perception of what we do in our culinary lives down to a simple concept. Focus on what matters, what grabs your
guests and do it better than anyone can. Stop making excuses for why you can't and show me what you can do.
Known as The Mayor in some circle, Ryan makes friends fast and never forgets a face. His favorite saying include, "SOOO GOOD!" and "There is a fine line between rustic and lazy" His favorite quote from Paul Rudd, "Do less. Don't do nothing, but do less."
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