ABOUT CHEF DAVID

Chef Dave has worked in the restaurant industry his whole life. He began working at a young age at Vermette’s Restaurant. Chef Dave transitioned to working at Kay’s Restaurant under different ownership. While he worked at Kay’s, he attended Davies Vocational School for Culinary Arts, graduating in 1979. Following graduation, Chef Dave began working at Pub Dennis, leading to his promotion to executive head chef. In this position, he oversaw 18 restaurants. In 1988, he decided to step down as Executive Chef but remained General Manager at Pub Dennis. They changed the name of Pub Dennis to Brass Rail and Laugh Connection which became a comedy club downstairs, and the restaurant remained upstairs. Between the early 1990s to 2000, Chef Dave and his brother took their culinary adventures to newer, greater heights and opened two restaurants called Grumpy’s and The Lodge Pub and Eatery. Chef Dave decided it was in his best interest to separate from Grumpy’s, leaving it to his brother while he kept The Lodge, leading to his purchase of Kay’s and never looking back.