Kevin Walsh is the newly appointed Executive Chef of Earth. Under Oringer’s direction, Earth’s menu will focus on “farm to fork” produce from Hidden Pond’s on-site 800 square-foot organic Farm as well as locally sourced meats and seafood. At Hidden Pond’s sister property, The Tides Beach Club, Chef Bryan Dame will oversee the menu that will be built around freshly caught seafood. Jennifer Flock will serve as restaurant manager for The Tides Beach Club and sommelier for both Earth and The Tides Beach Club.
Kennebunkport Resort Collection Managing Director, Debra Lennon, welcomed Dame, Walsh and Flock to the properties, commenting that “all three chefs have extensive experience at upscale restaurants that will strengthen and enhance KRC’s fine dining portfolio. Their culinary backgrounds include significant exposure to New England menus that emphasize fresh and locally sourced ingredients, which is central to both Earth and The Tides Beach Club philosophies.”
Bryan Dame, Executive Chef, The Tides Beach Club
Dame brings more than 11 years of experience to The Tides Beach Club from premier resorts all over the Northeast. Most recently, he served as Executive Chef at The Lyme Inn in Lyme, New Hampshire where his menu focused on New England flavors and utilizing local products.
Prior to joining The Lyme Inn, Dame was The Executive Chef at The Edge Oceanfront Dining in Lincolnville, Maine, Executive Chef at Traditions at Lake Sunapee Country Club in New London, New Hampshire as well as Sous Chef at The Norwich Inn, Baker, The Oakland House Seaside Resort in Brooksville, Maine and the Simon Pearce Restaurant in Quechee, Vermont.
Dame graduated from the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont.
Kevin Walsh, Executive Chef, Earth at Hidden Pond
Chef Walsh comes to Hidden Pond from Deuxave in Boston, Massachusetts, highlighting American Nouveau cuisine, where he served as Chef De Cuisine. Prior to working at Deuxave, he was at Flour and Water in San Francisco, California where he was part of the six member opening team in 2009 and during his tenure perfected skills including butchering, salumi and pasta production, assisted in the development and execution of a dessert menu, and was the wood oven pizza chef. Flour and Water is a 2010 James Beard nominated restaurant for “Best New Restaurant in America.”
Walsh also served as Sous Chef at Radius in Boston, Baldwin’s on Elm in Manchester, New Hampshire and The Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, New Hampshire. Walsh graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York in 2003.
Jennifer Flock, Restaurant Manager and Wine Director, The Tides Beach Club and Hidden Pond
Flock joins the Kennebunkport Resort Collection’s food and beverage team with fifteen years of fine restaurant management experience and wine expertise. Most recently she served as General Manager and Corporate Chef for Browne Trading Market in Portland, Maine, where she managed staff in a busy retail market with services in cheese, fresh seafood, fine caviars, gourmet food items and the largest wine selection in Southern Maine as well as expedited catering events. Flock was the Food and Beverage Director for the Darden School Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia where she developed wine and food selection and oversaw daily operations of Executive Education dinners and large-scale social events. Flock also worked as a General Manager at Odell’s Restaurant and Central Market in Gordonsville, Virginia, Restaurant Manager at Starr Hill restaurant in Charlottesvilla, Virginia and held various positions at Fore Street restaurant in Portland, Maine. She graduated with a Fine Arts degree from the College of Santa Fe and a Culinary Arts degree from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.
About Kennebunkport Resort Collection:
The Kennebunkport Resort Collection represents diverse luxury and upscale properties such as Hidden Pond, one of the finest luxury boutique hotels in the Northeast; the Kennebunkport Inn, a classic New England inn centrally located in downtown Kennebunkport; the Cottages at Cabot Cove, featuring individually designed waterfront luxury cottages; The Tides Beach Club, Southern Maine’s only beachfront luxury boutique hotel, and Old Fort Inn & Resort, a grand summer estate in nearby Cape Arundel. The Kennebunkport Resort Collection also owns and manages a number of notable restaurants and catering venues in the area. Restaurants in the Kennebunkport Resort Collection - Earth at Hidden Pond, One Dock at the Kennebunkport Inn, and The Tides Beach Club - provide exciting, extraordinary dining experiences, each unique in design, and culinary inspiration.
Visit www.kennebunkportresortcollection.com for more information.