Photography by Cailtin Abrahams By Haley Haddock Yes, Lenny Boyer came to Fargo for a woman, but this Louisiana chef has brought his love for cooking to the mid-west and he hasn’t looked back since.  Last month marked Boyer’s 20th year as the the head chef at Cork’ N Cleaver.  What is it about Cork’ [...]

Photo by Andrew Jason How did you get started cooking? “I was a senior in high school, and I wanted to coach hockey there but you don’t make any money doing that. This buddy of mine said he was working as a pizza guy at this Ma and Pa place back home, so I entertained [...]

Photo and text by Andrew Jason It’s easy to tell that Toby Reichart is passionate about what he does. He grew up in Las Vegas and has worked around the world as a chef. He moved to Fargo to make the Beefsteak Club one of the best spots for fine dining in Fargo. Reichart has [...]

Torey is now the Head Chef at “The Bend” located inside the Oxbow Country Club. To try his food visit Oxbow Country Club at Oxbow Golf & Country Club. 130 Oxbow Drive. Oxbow, ND. How did you get started with cooking? Ostlund: When I was 18, I worked at an Applebee’s and hated the food [...]

Executive Chef at Maxwells Has Worked as a chef for 15 years Graduated from Bismarck State College with hotel and restaurant management 1. How long have you been a chef at Maxwells?  Wald: I’ve been here at this location for about nine years. Before it was Maxwells it was Littlefield’s. When the ownership changed they [...]

Tom Olson Executive Chef at the Radisson downtown. Has worked as a chef for 19 years. Went to the culinary art program at MSCTC in Moorhead. Spotlight: How did you get into being a chef?  Olson: When I was a little kid it seemed everytime I wasn’t feeling good I would go to my grandma’s house and she [...]