Chad Clift earned a Culinary Arts degree from one of the top chef
schools in the United States. In 2000, Clift graduated from Le Cordon
Bleu College of Culinary Arts in New York City. Clift, rather than
remain in New York and work in one of the main global nodes of the food
industry, moved back home to his small town of Mossy Rock on the Olympic
Peninsula in Washington. He wanted to serve his friends and family with
the best food he could create rather than a city of strangers across
the country. Clift wanted to found a new kind of restaurant, one that
was known in the community as a place where people could meet and forge
relationships while enjoying some of the best food in the area.
Chad
Clift moved back home because he wanted to give the people he loved
access to the best food he could create. Clift found himself cut off
from everything he knew in New York City. He was in the Mecca of
culinary culture in the United States and could have found what he
thought was his dream job in one of the many upscale restaurants in the
city and begun his career. Instead, Chad Clift returned home to found
Swanky’s, an upscale restaurant that everyone in his community can find
something they want to eat at.
Chad Clift built his business to be a community service, not an exclusionary eatery. He crafted the menu to give everyone an option for good food.
Chad
Clift moved back home because he wanted to give the people he loved
access to the best food he could create. Clift found himself cut off
from everything he knew in New York City. He was in the Mecca of
culinary culture in the United States and could have found what he
thought was his dream job in one of the many upscale restaurants in the
city and begun his career. Instead, Chad Clift returned home to found
Swanky’s, an upscale restaurant that everyone in his community can find
something they want to eat at.Chad Clift built his business to be a community service, not an exclusionary eatery. He crafted the menu to give everyone an option for good food.
