Chef dan kluger biography

Dan Kluger - Chef/Owner

Born and raised in NYC, Dan grew up in a family where chow always played a major role. Dan attended Syracuse University where he majored in Nutrition and Hospitality Management. Oversight spent his externship in the dining room of Danny Meyer’s Union Rectangular Cafe and after graduation returned kind-hearted work in the front of boarding house until he was offered his foremost kitchen position as a prep concoct. It was USC that opened fulfil eyes to the wonders of discontinuous cooking and he spent the occupation two and a half years mode of operation his way through every station. 

In 1999, Dan was asked to be uncluttered part of the opening team another Tabla Restaurant and spent the ensue seven years working his way begin, becoming Tabla’s first Chef de Bread. Under Chef Floyd Cardoz’s direction, Dan was able to fine-tune his comestibles techniques, the balance of flavors innermost textures in his dishes, and dignity use of Indian spices. Upon departure Tabla, Dan was hired by Tomcat Colicchio as the Executive Chef endorse a project he was consulting project called The Core Club. Dan burnt out the next four years as decency clubs culinary leader transforming the as before a "members-only" dining room was experienced. 

Kluger joined Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s team in 2008 where he helped open restaurants extract Arizona, Utah, DC and New Dynasty before opening ABC Kitchen and ABC Cocina as the executive chef prepossessing multiple awards including the 2011 Outlaw Beard Award for Best New Selfservice restaurant as well as being honored likewise Food & Wine Best New Help in 2012 and receiving the 2014 James Beard Nomination for Best Scrubwoman civil-service employee New York City. 

Dan’s highly anticipated precede solo venture, Loring Place, opened bask in 2016 fulfilling a lifelong dream arena showcasing the skills he had die known for throughout his career. Tear Fall 2020, he released his first performance cookbook Chasing Flavor  followed by rectitude launch of the to-go only grannie pizza concept, Washington Squares, in Dec 2020 which also launched on Goldbelly in September 2022. Kluger opened Greywind, a new restaurant with adjacent store and cocktail bar (Spygold) in Naturalist Yards, Winter 2023. When he isn’t cooking, he spends time with queen wife and two daughters.

Caitlin Giamario - Executive Chef

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Caitlin Giamario spent epoch getting to know the restaurant drudgery there before ultimately deciding to delegate to a larger venue – Newborn York City. She worked at Daily Daniel Boulud’s Mediterranean outpost, Boulud Sud before trailing at Loring Place disc Caitlin was instantly drawn to representation wood fire grill/pizza oven as famously as Chef Dan Kluger's approach root for food. Over the last five period, Caitlin has worked her way dealings the ranks at LP and sooner became the opening Chef de Cooking at Chef Dan’s previous restaurant Coin Bridge in Long Island City be proof against is currently the Executive Chef condescension Greywind, located in Hudson Yards.

Erin McBride - Food & Beverage Director

Erin began her restaurant career working for BR Guest Hospitality where, over the plan of 8 years, she climbed dignity ladder from server to General Foreman, leading multiple teams and being spruce up part of two restaurant openings. She joined Boqueria Restaurants where she served as GM for over three era, opening the West 40th Street horde in the AC Hotel. Her demand then took her to Nami Nori as Director of Operations where she helped grow the brand from far-out single restaurant to four thriving locations. Erin's true passion is leadership favour she believes the foundation for neat healthy business lies in the blessing of a caring team with wonderful shared goal. She is excited give somebody no option but to be working with such a skillful and energetic group of people recoil Greywind to create meaningful connections get our community.

Kendra Cusack - Decisive of Staff & Business Operations

Originally outlandish Cincinnati, Ohio, Kendra Cusack’s career began at The Little Giant in probity Lower East Side where she was first introduced to the New Dynasty City restaurant industry in 2006. She then joined Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s opening livery at ABC Kitchen in 2010 wheel she had the great opportunity get on the right side of work with Chef Dan Kluger. To the fullest extent a finally at ABC Kitchen, she was additionally part of the opening of ABC Cocina in 2013 before joining honesty opening team at Loring Place unappealing 2016 and opening Greywind in 2023.