A story about a hot Ashvegas chef

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Found this story about a hot Ashvegas chef named Angela Beale Guiffrida. Check it out.

Angela Beale Guiffrida would visit her grandparents, frequently tagging along to work with her grandmother, a cafeteria manager at Appomattox County High School during the mid- and late- 1970s.

Guiffrida would play in the corner with her toys as her grandmother directed the daily operations of one of that county’s busiest lunchrooms.

Fast-forward three decades, and Guiffrida is calling the shots as executive chef at two upscale Asheville, N.C., restaurants: Deerpark and Lioncrest on the Biltmore Estate, a 250-room château built in 1895 known as America’s largest privately owned home.

“It’s always nice to be paid attention to,” Guiffrida said about the magazine article. “It’s totally cool.”The article praised Guiffrida for the rare feat of landing the top position at two of North Carolina’s exclusive restaurants.