Meet Chef Drew

A Division of Drew Ellsworth Culinary Concepts

Drew Ellsworth, legendary Utah Chef has returned to Salt Lake City. He will be teaching classes in his Holladay home on Monday evenings.

Chef Drew

Apprenticeship in the Restaurant Arts at the Restaurant Le Vinarium in Dijon, France, under the tutelage of Andre' Dore' and restaurant owners Monsieur and Madam Gerard Pessin. During his visit he was honored by an invitation from the great Chef Paul Bocouse, to spend one week observing nouvlle cuisine methods in his kitchens in Lyons.

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He returned to Salt Lake City and opened the Dijon Restaurant with his sister Lottie Ann. He chose a menu offering many dishes which represented authentic Burgundian recipes, with others from various regions in France. His Soupe L'Oignon Gratinee was very popular with his clientele. He also received great acclaim for his Truite En Croute and elegant Tarte  En Bande Aux Fraises.

 In 1993 he received a "Certified Executive Chef" diploma from the American Culinary Federation in southern California

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Chef Drew won two first place awards at a 1996 Heart Healthy Competition in San Bernardino, California. In addition to his vast working experience, Chef Drew is the owner/director of his own  gourmet cooking school Ecole Dijon. Having  a MA in French and Spanish, a and spending  several years in France, so it is no surprise that classic French regional dishes excite him

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He also holds a BA from Weber State University and a MA from Brigham Young University in Utah.

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While in California he was an Executive Chef for the Aramark Corporation for 13 years.

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He worked for one year as Executive Chef for one of San Diego's finest and largest catering companies. He was honored in 1997 by representing Aramark Palm Springs as an International Guest Chef and prepared special culinary delights in Napa Valley, California, Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany. 

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He has written culinary articles for San Diego Buzz Magazine. Recently he was a guest chef at San Diego Culinary Institute in La Mesa, Ca.

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 He has been a chef at the Stein Eriksson Lodge in Deer Valley and at the old Restaurant Dijon and Perry Pub and Cafe in Salt Lake City

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He has been featured in many newspaper articles and gourmet magazines.

View a YouTube of Chef Drew here.

3rd West Wine Store

Talking wine with wine manager Drew Ellsworth.

By Ted Scheffler