Our Chef
Executive Chef Yuri Gow
My passion for cooking began while working under the tutelage of Andy & Annie Whatley at The Village Café in Blowing Rock, NC. From there I decided that in order to pursue my goals I needed to further my education. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 2005 I was given the opportunity to study under Chef Eric Sayer’s at CQ’s. After an educational 2 years with Chef Sayers as a mentor, I then moved to Antonio’s as Sous Chef under Chef Jonathan Hagins. Focusing on bringing classic and contemporary flair to Antonio’s has been a goal of mine since day one.
Growing up on an organic sustainable farm gave me an appreciation for the simplicity of quality ingredients and a vision for molding them. This appreciation to me is what Italian Cuisine is truly about in its purest form. Simple, local, quality produce, meats, and seafood prepared expertly in a way that stirs past emotions and memories and creates them for the future.