Hall of Fame 2022 Nominees

Michael R. Rhoades
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• Michael was born in Ipswitch, England in 1965 He attended Grapevine High School in Grapevine Texas and then went on to El Centro Community College where he completed a 3-year culinary apprenticeship program
• Executive Chef, Flatiron Café, 1995-1998
• Executive Chef, Donia Restaurant, 1998-2000
• Metropolitan Community College, Culinary Instructor, 1999-2010
• Executive Chef, Doubletree Hotel, 2000-2005
• Executive Sous Chef, Omaha Country Club, 2005-2007
• Chef di Cuisine, Hilton Hotel, 2007-2010
• Executive Chef, Creighton University, 2010-2016
• Food Fanatic Chef, US Foods, 2016 -2019
• Culinary Consultant, Sysco Lincoln, Inc., 2020 - Present
• Longtime member of the Omaha Restaurant Association
• Involved in Share Our Strength’s Chef Night out later the Omaha Restaurant’s Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen since the late 1990’s raising funds for Culinary and Hospitality Scholarships as well as feeding the hungry
• Received New Restaurant of the Year in 1995 while at Flatiron Café
• Awarded People’s Choice Award three times at the Nebraska Pork Producers event
• Married to wife Jennifer, has three children, Sydney, Mitchell and Nikki