Executive Chef
With multiple events, The Bristol Lounge and 65 chefs to oversee, you’d think Executive Chef Brooke Vosika might wash his hands of culinary pursuits away from the office. On the contrary, he prefers to keep them busy. "Art and gardening - making my own wines, sauces, ciders and more - are my passions. For me, it’s about learning and preserving history. I want my children to know that this is how you grow asparagus, and this is how good it can taste.”
When not overseeing the “choreographed chaos” of The Bristol lounge and banquet kitchens, Vosika can be found tending to his organic garden and orchards in upstate New York. “I spent summers there and just fell in love with the freshness and abundance of food,” he recalls of his youthful days cooking alongside his grandfather, a founding member of the Woodstock art community.
On a given Saturday, Vosika can be found inviting friends over to boil sap into maple syrup or press apples into cider. And his personal wine label, Sawkill Creek, is now in its third vintage. "My plan is to create a bottle that can be appreciated right next to the expensive ones, with no regard to labels".
Vosika's love of farm to table extends right to the Four Seasons Boston kitchens: "We house age our meats, hand roll our pastas, and have a commitment to using the freshest local ingredients. Guests love knowing that what they're eating came from a farm right nearby".
