Ivan Pugh proudly shows off his brand new kitchen: Photo by Kim Leeson.
Last year around this time we got a glimpse into the lives and homes of some of the neighborhood’s top chefs.
Take Roger Kaplan for example. The Lakewood neighbor is a legend in cooking circles.
“In the ’80s and ’90s he was a quintessential celebrity chef, sporting wild, curly hair and appearing in classic cooking programs such as “Great Chefs, Great Cities” and numerous news shows, magazine features and cookbooks. He attended the Culinary Institute of America; landed the pastry chef post at The Ritz in D.C.; launched the iconic Old Ebbitt Grill near the White House as executive sous chef and later executive chef; and opened Atlanta’s City Grill, which, as owner and chef, he molded into a five-star, Beard-award-winning establishment. Later he worked as a corporate chef to some 50 restaurants, training, consulting and creating menus for companies across the country.”
You can also learn a little about Megan Foley,the executive chef at HG Sply Co., who goes to Colorado every summer to “forage for wild mushrooms, morels being my favorite. I grew up mushroom hunting with my family.”
Or Chef Ivan Pugh, who owns Alligator Café in Casa Linda Plaza, who says he wants ribs, mac and cheese and mashed potatoes and gravy for his last meal.
