RENOWNED FIVE STAR, FIVE DIAMOND CHEF BRINGS OVER FOUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE TO REVOLUTION TAPROOM & GRILL IN ROCHESTER
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ot long after retiring to Maine following more than four decades as a renowned chef—called upon over the course of 40 years to prepare food for presidents and first ladies, the James Beard House, celebrities and more—Chef Walter Leffler got bored. When he started looking for work on the Seacoast, though, his too-good-to-be-true resume garnered him little response, despite being highly sought-after throughout his career. Only after he developed an abridged version that overlooked many of his extensive accolades did he get a bite, ultimately landing as the new Executive Chef at Revolution Taproom & Grill in downtown Rochester. Before joining Revolution, Chef Leffler led kitchens at some of America's most elite hotels, from
Louisville's Seelbach Hilton, which serves as a destination near Churchill Downs -- home of the Kentucky Derby -- to the Willard Room at Washington D.C.'s Willard Intercontinental just outside the White House grounds, where former First Lady Nancy Reagan dined three times a week -- to the Hilton Short Hills, just outside of New York City where he spent 13 years of his career, the only 5 diamond Hilton restaurant worldwide.
"My career has led me down some really interesting paths and I've been proud to cook for every president since Richard Nixon, not to mention some other pretty famous people along the way." Louisville's Seelbach Hilton, which serves as a destination near Churchill Downs -- home of the Kentucky Derby -- to the Willard Room at Washington D.C.'s Willard Intercontinental just outside the White House grounds, where former First Lady Nancy Reagan dined three times a week -- to the Hilton Short Hills, just outside of New York City where he spent 13 years of his career, the only 5 diamond Hilton restaurant worldwide. www.nhlra.com | 11
