Jenner Tomaska

Jenner Tomaska is a highly accomplished Chef and Owner of Esmé, a fine dining restaurant in Lincoln Park, Chicago, with a robust culinary background. Experience includes serving as Executive Chef at Next Restaurant within The Alinea Group from 2016 to 2018, where responsibilities encompassed leading menu development, creating and executing over 30 new dishes annually, and managing a staff of 40 back-of-house professionals. Previous roles at Next Restaurant included Sous Chef, Chef de Partie, and Chef de Cuisine, where Jenner demonstrated expertise in staff training, inventory management, and maintaining high culinary standards. Additional experience includes working as a Tournant at mk the restaurant from 2009 to 2011 and earning a Bachelor's degree in Restaurant/Food Services Management from Johnson & Wales University in 2010.