GREG BIGGERS

Executive Chef Greg Biggers joined Sofitel Chicago Water Tower in January of 2011 to oversee all aspects of the hotel’s dining operations, including its restaurant, Café des Architectes. The chic, Gold Coast restaurant is celebrated for its inventive menu, creating contemporary French cuisine with seasonal ingredients and culinary innovation.

A southerner at heart, Biggers hails from Alabama, where he grew up watching his mother prepare Chicken and Dumplins’, a Saturday favorite. Biggers then went on to attend Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina. While in school, he worked at Blossom Café as a Pastry Cook, learning the art of baked breads and pastries. He then became the Private Dining Chef, and then Sous Chef, at McCrady’s, an inventive, farm-driven restaurant and Charleston mainstay.

Biggers’ early career successes led him to Chicago’s 4-star restaurant, TRU. Under James Beard award-winning Chef Rick Tramonto, he held the role of Chef de Partie where he continued to develop his innovative approach to cooking. His next venture led him to Philadelphia to work at Morimoto as the Executive Sous Chef. Here, he developed his craftsmanship with pristine and exotic seafood, as well as managing a prominent, high-exposure kitchen in the heart of a busy urban locale.

Chef Biggers landed back in Chicago when called to rejoin Chef Tramonto as the Executive Chef of two new restaurant concepts, Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood and RT Lounge. Here, he lent his creativity and employed his strong management background as he oversaw the development and operation of both 3-star restaurant endeavors. Before his arrival at Sofitel Luxury Hotels, Biggers joined Levy Restaurants’ Fulton’s on the River. Responsible for a high volume operation, Biggers lead his team in successfully upholding the standards of both high-quality cuisine and impeccable service at this modern seafood and steak house.

Chef Greg visited the Skuna Bay farms in October, 2012