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New Chef In the Kitchen At The Riverhead Project
Chef Roy Wohlars specializes in recipes inspired by local waters.
There's a new chef stirring the pot at The Riverhead Project.
Roy Wohlars has joined The Riverhead Project as new executive chef for the start of the summer season.
Wohlars has plans to expand the menu and incorporate some of his own recipes, which, he said, are inspired by the local farms and waters of Long Island.
Wohlers joined The Riverhead Project, owned by Dennis McDermott, after spending time in Hudson, New York assisting Chef Zak Pelaccio open his new restaurant Fish & Game. Self-taught, his culinary resume includes stints Bouchon Bakery in Manhattan to South Edison in Montauk.
New menu items will include cardamom braised pork belly, smoked bluefish pierogi, spaghetti alla chitarra, five spice crescent farm duck breast, and King oyster mushroom.
The Riverhead Project opened in May, 2011 and features American food with ethnic influences.
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