When you’ve cooked under Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz, nabbed $10,000 on Food Network’s “Chopped,” and own a restaurant that’s regularly ranked as one of North America’s best, the whole world is your oyster.
But for New England native chef Evan Hennessey, there’s simply no place like home.
“I grew up here in Dover, [New Hampshire],” Hennessey said. “I’m not a city boy; I need the mountains, the ocean. I need to be near nature.”
Sea truffle chawanmushi with toasted peanuts, puffed wild rice, and ginger-peanut cream sauce. (Courtesy of Stages at One Washington)
The chef and owner of Stages at One Washington, set in a historic mill along the Cocheco River, has turned down opportunities to lead restaurants in the hallmark cities most chefs drool over. He’s more interested in championing his home region….