medallions to his portfolio accomplishments. Chef Dean is truly a seasoned veteran to competition with numerous A.C.F. Chef Dean’s professional career exploded on the competition scene on a number of avenues including winning the 1993 Pork Recipe Grand Prize and champion of the “Arizona Taste of Elegance-1994” and competing at the National Taste of Elegance held in Chicago that year. A return to the La Paloma Resort soon followed. John, United States Virgin Islands were Yanik, son number 3 was born. After 2 years, Chef Dean took another sabbatical to Caneel Bay Rock Resort on St. Chef Dean met his wife Nicole and adopted family of Olivier and Frederic.Īfter Hilton Head the Thomas family departed to Tucson, Arizona were Chef Dean took the realm at the Westin La Paloma Resort’s Country Club.
Dean took a sabbatical in pastries working for Chef Kurt Buchi at the Intercontinental Resort and soon became the outlet chef for the Carolina Café at the Westin Hilton Head 5-Diamond Resort.
A native of the Midwest and the Chicago-land area, Dean began his career in the hospitality industry as a young dishwasher for an Italian Chef who took Dean under his arm. Dean went to Joliet Junior College to study Culinary Arts and soon moved on to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to gain experience at opening many of the plantation developments.
