Executive Chef James Harris
Chef Harris is an enthusiastic advocate of the local food movement. While his elegant and creative dishes win high praise, Chef Harris is careful to make sure that his ingredients remain true to their roots. After living near Washington DC and Dallas, TX, he is thrilled to be working in the heart of Virginia’s famed Shenandoah Valley. Before being tapped as Executive Chef at Zynodoa, Chef James Harris worked for a year as executive sous chef. Prior to that, he was the kitchen manager for the highly acclaimed The Inn at Little Washington, a Mobil five-star, world-class restaurant that was ranked number one in the world by Travel & Leisure Magazine.
James and his team, in partnership with local farmers like Joel Salatin, who achieved national recognition in The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food, Inc., are helping put Staunton at the center of a burgeoning local food movement in central Virginia.
Born in San Diego, CA, James has been cooking professionally for 12 years and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts
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