Chefs Kitchen: Fresh Bistro restaurant, Herban Feast catering, West Seattle WA, executive chef Dalis Chea, chef Greg Atkinson, chef Kevin Davis, Canlis restaurant, Mural Apartments, Harbor Properties, Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program Portland OR

Chef's Kitchen

Each month we bring a guest chef into our Chef's Kitchen column to give us a tip that elevates their cooking (and hopefully ours). They also provide a recipe that showcases their tip. Our guest chef this month is Co-owner/Executive Chef Dalis Chea of Fresh Bistro in West Seattle. In a reverse move, Fresh Bistro the restaurant was born from the catering firm Herban Feast. Approached by Harbor Properties about a space in the Mural Apartments building, they couldn't resist, especially with their ties to the West Seattle Farmers Market.

Dalis Chea began creating tasty treats at an early age while working at his parent's doughnut shop and bakery. With food as a central part of his family, Dalis grew up enjoying Sunday dinners in the International District at the noodle house, weekly trips to the market and gatherings that emphasized who was cooking what. He is a graduate of the Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program in Portland and worked under executive chef Greg Atkinson at Canlis Restaurant and executive chef Kevin Davis at The Oceanaire. As the executive chef for Herban Feast Catering and Fresh Bistro, Dalis draws upon his Chinese-Cambodian heritage and pairs it with his culinary expertise and passion for local and fresh ingredients to produce interesting, flavorful and seasonal dishes.

Go fresh, by Executive Chef and Co-owner Dalis Chea

At Fresh Bistro restaurant and Herban Feast catering, we choose to use high-quality ingredients and produce from local suppliers because they taste better and our purchases support the area economy and agriculture community. With all the neighborhood farmers markets, the home cook can easily obtain the same types of fresh ingredients we use in our kitchen and be supportive of local farmers.

Fresh Bistro
4725 42^nd Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98136
206-935-3733
www.freshbistroseattle.com

Click here to see Dalis's recipe

August/September 2009

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