Chef Kevin is the Executive Chef and Co-Founder of MACHETE and upcoming concept Yokai, both in Greensboro, NC.
Driven by a life-long passion for food and cooking rather than by ego, Kevin focuses on creating New American dishes that showcase simple perfection and flavors that range from the familiar to unusual, all executed with technical precision.
MACHETE started as a home-based pop-up restaurant hosting elaborate tasting menus with themes based on seasons, culinary regions, and childhood nostalgia. Today, MACHETE is a small plates restaurant serving playful and creative food plus cocktails in downtown Greensboro.
In 2022, Machete was a James Beard Semifinalist for Best New Restaurant, along with being ranked #18 on Yelp’s “The 100 Best Places to Eat in 2022” list.
Kevin started working in restaurants in his teens, and has already made a significant impact on the food culture in Greensboro, the Piedmont Triad, and the wider North Carolina region as chefs and foodies from Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, Durham, Roanoke, and even Los Angeles have told us they traveled to Greensboro to specifically try Kevin’s food.
Chef Kevin most recently was a guest chef at the Triangle Food & Wine Experience in Raleigh, NC which raised $2.2 million dollars for the Frankie Lemmon School & Developmental Center.