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Chef Showdown: Nage
Nage Chef Bios:
Kevin Reading- Owner
35 years experience in the restaurant industry.
Graduate of the PhiladelphiaRestaurantSchool in 1994
Won the Fresh Field Farms Tomato Award for a Tomato and Opal Basil Sorbet
Maitre D' of the Palm Beach Hilton, 1982
General Manager of the famed Taboo on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, 1991
Opened The Fox Point Grill in Wilmington, DE in 1994
Winner of the Wilmington News Journal Award for the Best New Restaurant in 1995
Winner of the Wilmington News Journal Award for the Most Creative Cuisine in Delaware in 1997
Opened Espuma, Spanish Mediterranean Cuisine, in RehobothBeach, De in 1999
Winner of many Awards, most notably, The Best Restaurant in the State from Delaware Today in 2002 and 2003
Opened Sweet Dreams Bakery in RehobothBeach, De with Pastry Chef Andrew Hooven in 2001
Won the Award for Best Bakery in Delaware Today in 2002
Won the award for Chef of the Year for The Sussex County Woman's Organization in 2002
Hosted a Cooking Show called Flavour that highlighted Interesting people and places of interest in the Chesapeake Region, with an emphasis on local culinary trends, that aired in 2003 and 2004
Opened Nage Restaurant, a French Bistro, in Rehoboth Beach, De in 2004
Nage has received Best of Delaware Awards for :
Best Restaurant
Best Burger
Best Appetizer
Best Atmosphere
Best Caterer
Kevin won the Delaware Today Award as one of the 10 Most Influential Chefs in Delaware for changing the way people dine in Delaware
Opened Nage Restaurant in Washington, DC in 2006
Has participated in cooking demonstrations with Chef George Perrier and for Celebrity Kitchens
Has done restaurant consulting for various restaurants in the United States and the Virgin Islands
JOSH GRAPSKI – OWNER
Josh joined Kevin Reading and the Nage team to take over the business management of the original location at the beginning of 2005. Josh came to join Kevin after 10 years of friendship that started through the Philadelphia Restaurant School, where both Josh and Kevin graduated from the culinary arts program. Having also graduated from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, Josh spent the 6 years prior to joining Nage as a founder of a business called Leirum Corporation that continues to own and operate Muriel’s Jackson Square in New Orleans, LA. Now with two Nage locations, Josh continues to work on the business management and operational aspects of both locations
Hari Cameron Bio:
Hari Cameron is the Chef du Cuisine at Nage Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE. He was classically trained at the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, graduated at the top of his class, and earned President’s List honors every semester. He has had a true love of food and cooking his entire life. Hari’s parents immersed him in food culture, expanding his palate, and exposing him to the flavors of the world at a very young age. Hari defines his culinary style as a mix of new and old culinary techniques and traditions, constantly elevated and challenged by his passion and strong sense of taste, sight and smell. He enjoys using local purveyors, whom he can work closely with to get the specific ingredients he needs to execute a menu.
Hari has been the core of many awards and accolades received by Nage Restaurant. While at Nage, the restaurant has received Delaware Today’s “Best of Delaware” awards in many categories including Best Restaurant, Best Caterer, Best Appetizers, and Best Burger. Hari has also received the “Best Chef Award” at the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival Culinary Competition, and was the winner of the Coastal Style Cooking Competition.
Hari’s past experiences include positions at The Gables in Chaddsford, PA, The Buttery in Lewes, DE, and other great Rehoboth Beach restaurants before joining the team at Nage. He has broadened his culinary horizons in the past by participating in a culinary tour of France and making frequent trips to culinary meccas such as New York City, Las Vegas, and Chicago. If you meet Hari Cameron, you will share his culinary passion through even the briefest of conversations.