Casey Thompson (chef)
{{short description|American chef and restaurateur}}
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- The Mansion Restaurant on Turtle Creek, Dallas, Texas
- Shinsei, Dallas, Texas (?–2008)
- Brownstone, Fort Worth, Texas
- Morada, Rancho Santa Fe, California (2017)
- Aveline, San Francisco, California (2014)
- Folktable, Sonoma, California (2020–2024)
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- Top Chef: Miami
- Top Chef: All-Stars
- Top Chef: Charleston
- Tournament of Champions Season 5
- Guy’s Grocery Games
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Casey Thompson (born January 21, 1978) is an American chef and restaurateur from Dallas, Texas. Between 2020 and 2024, she was the executive chef at Folktable, a restaurant in Sonoma, California.
Thompson was a contestant on Top Chef: Miami, the third season of the television series Top Chef, in which she finished as runner-up and was voted Fan Favorite.{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/food/celebrating-the-women-of-top-chef-flashback-friday/|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=March 10, 2017|last=Eisenberg|first=Dana|work=Mediaite|title=Flashback Friday: A Look Back at Some of Our Favorite Female ‘Top Chef’ Contestants}} She also appeared in Top Chef: All-Stars (season 8) and Top Chef: Charleston (season 14), and was a guest judge in episode 7 of Top Chef Junior.[https://www.bravotv.com/people/casey-thompson Casey Thompson] – BravoTV
Career
Thompson's professional start came at Dallas' The Mansion Restaurant, at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, under head chef Dean Fearing,[https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/quizzing-brownstones-casey-thompson-on-her-idols-dead-trends-and-her-last-meal-7036419 "Quizzing Brownstone's Casey Thompson On her Idols, Dead Trends and her Last Meal"] – Dallas Observer, November 18, 2010 where she worked her way up from a prep cook to becoming the sous chef. She later became executive chef at Shinsei, a Pan-Asian restaurant in Dallas.
Thompson was formerly executive chef at Brownstone in Fort Worth, Texas,[https://www.forbes.com/sites/chelseadavis/2020/03/18/15-stellar-female-chefs-share-what-advice-theyd-give-to-their-younger-selves/?sh=3c3b62923e1f "17 Stellar Female Chefs Share What Advice They’d Give To Their Younger Selves"] – Forbes, March 18, 2020 and, between June and November 2014, the owner of Aveline at the Warwick Hotel in San Francisco, which she named after her grandmothers.[https://stories.forbestravelguide.com/a-top-chef-alum-puts-a-texan-twist-on-california-cuisine "A ‘Top Chef’ Alum Puts A Texan Twist On California Cuisine"] – Forbes Travel Guide, September 17, 2014[https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/08/07/review-san-franciscos-aveline-unparalleled-california-cuisine/ "Review: San Francisco’s Aveline, unparalleled California cuisine"] – The Mercury News, August 7, 2014[https://sf.eater.com/2014/11/11/7199787/casey-thompsen-out-at-aveline "Casey Thompson Out at Aveline"] – Eater San Francisco, November 11, 2014
In 2017, Thompson became executive chef at Morada, the restaurant at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe.[https://www.ranchosantafereview.com/lifestyle/sd-cm-rsf-chef-inn-20170104-story.html "Top Chef to bring new tastes, look to The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe’s Morada"] – Rancho Santa Fe Review, January 4, 2017
She was due to open Georgette as a partner in late 2020, but it was put on hold due to COVID-19.[https://www.sonomacounty.com/blog/celebrity-chef-opens-take-out-restaurant-cornerstone-sonoma "Celebrity Chef Opens Take Out Restaurant at Cornerstone Sonoma] – SonomaCounty.com
Thompson is a spokesperson for Terrazas de los Andes, a Moet-Hennessey brand.
=Folktable=
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Between December 2020 and November 2024, Thompson was the executive chef at Folktable,[https://folktable.com/casey-thompson/ Casey Thompson] – Folktable a restaurant at Cornerstone Sonoma marketplace in Sonoma, California.[https://www.sonomanews.com/article/lifestyle/new-restaurant-to-open-at-cornerstone-sonoma/ "New restaurant coming to Cornerstone Sonoma"] – Sonoma Index-Tribune, August 28, 2020[https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/harvest-dinners-books-and-brews-on-tap-for-early-september/ "Harvest dinners, books and brews on tap for early September"] – The Press Democrat, August 24, 2021
In September 2021, just over a year into Thompson's time at the restaurant, it was named a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand establishment.[https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/article/news-and-views/2021-california-michelin-bib-gourmands 2021 California New MICHELIN Bib Gourmands] – Michelin Guide It retained the accolade in 2022 and 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-13 |title=How Sonoma’s Bib Gourmand restaurants maintain their Michelin ratings |url=https://www.sonomanews.com/article/news/how-sonomas-bib-gourmand-restaurants-maintain-their-michelin-ratings/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Sonoma Index-Tribune |language=en-US}}
The restaurant closed in 2024, after four years in business.[https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/folktable-sonoma-closing-19886099.php "A 'Top Chef' Star's Wine Country Restaurant is Closing"] – San Francisco Chronicle, November 4, 2024
Personal life
Thompson's partner is Michael DeSantis, co-owner of Harumph Wines.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20201031065815/https://www.newportwineandfood.com/team_member/casey-thompson/ Casey Thompson]}} – Newport Beach Wine and Food
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|ChefCaseyT}}
- {{IMDb name|2656801|Casey Thompson}}
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