Born and raised in Long Island, NY, Rodney Freidank began his culinary career at the age 16 in a New York-style delicatessen. Several years later, he landed in Wilmington, NC, where after a couple of years at his family-owned Clubhouse Restaurant at The Cape Golf and Racquet Club, he apprenticed under Chef Pete Herring (CEC),…
Lindsay Beck says that her obsession with “all things pastry” started when she went to college and studied Food Science at Clemson University. She fell in love with the technique and science of baking and the joy of transforming raw ingredients into something beautiful, unique, and different. Today, Lindsay brings her enviable talents to Table…
Michaela Leitch was born in Austria and lived there until she was three. Her father was in the Tulle and Dye industry and was offered a position in Rochester, NY, which involved moving the family to Hendersonville, NC, where he opened his own Tulle and Dye business. Michaela has worked in the hospitality industry for…
Sarah says her sense of hospitality comes from her large and loving family. As one of five children, she and her siblings grew up all over the country as they traveled with her father’s military service. They eventually settled in Atlanta and Sarah later decided to move to Greenville and pursue a degree at Bob…