Jessica Barnes Sr. Executive Chef
Jessica is the Executive Chef at the MODA Center, home of the Portland Trailblazers NBA team with Levy Restaurants. She started with the Trailblazers in 2014 and is currently working her 8th season with the franchise. She earned her first Executive Chef title with the St. Louis Cardinals, working through her first season and a World Series win in 2012. She then moved to Seattle to work with the Seahawks, with the team making Super Bowl history in 2014 with their first Super Bowl win. Jessica has always loved professional sports and enjoys the dynamic and excitement of stadium and arena work. Jessica holds two culinary degrees from the Culinary Institute of America in Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry. After graduating from Hyde Park, New York Jessica moved to Dublin, Ireland and then onto London, England with the Four Seasons. Returning to the states, she worked with Angele Restaurant in Napa Valley, California before joining the culinary team in Yosemite National Park. Jessica currently resides in Dundee, Oregon and enjoys watching her chickens in the grass with her 9-year-old son, Kevin.
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