Our Team

EXECUTIVE CHEF

Chef Bryan Gregg

Chef Bryan Gregg is a native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts. Early in his career, he staged at Michelin-starred restaurants in France and England. From there, he continued to hone his culinary skills at some of the most highly-regarded restaurants, and with acclaimed chefs, in New York and New Jersey.

Chef Gregg, whose résumé features Escape Montclair, his award-winning southern fine cuisine restaurant, Executive Chef responsibilities at Café Chameleon, Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and Michael Anthony’s in New Jersey, and key culinary consulting projects, is a crusader for local New Jersey food producers.

Chef Gregg is the Executive Chef of Blue Morel Restaurant & Bar in Morristown, New Jersey. At Blue Morel, his Modern American menu features inventive dishes showcasing pristine local ingredients. Blue Morel, located in the Westin Governor Morris Hotel in Morris County, offers an elegant setting with an exceptional beverage program.

The serial entrepreneur is the founder of Think Local Foods, a leading restaurant consulting firm that formulates groundbreaking strategies and drives concepts to help clients enjoy enhanced bottom-line profits.

The award-winning Chef has been a repeat Featured Chef at the prestigious James Beard House. He was named Best Jersey Seafood Chef at the 2015 Jersey Seafood Challenge and as a result, represented the Garden State at the 2015 Great American Seafood Cook Off in New Orleans where he won the Seafood Showdown.

Food and Beverage Director

Justin Guthrie

Guthrie, who was born and raised in Kansas City, started his hospitality career in Kansas City at Café Allegro before heading to Washington, DC to work for famed Chef Michel Richard at Citronelle. From there, he became the Beverage Director at James Beard Winning restaurant, Central, also owned by Michel Richard.

Guthrie is the Founder of the DC Craft Bartenders Guild, the largest guild in America, and holds a certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers and also from the Beverage Alcohol Resource Organization. Justin has worked alongside beverage industry greats Sasha Petraske,  Adam Bernbach, and Todd Thrasher and his creative cocktails have been featured in Food & Wine Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and GQ.

At Blue Morel, he is planning a sprawling menu of 50+ classics cocktails inspired by the Savoy Cocktail Book, executed with hand-cut clear ice and innovative, cutting edge techniques. Under his direction, the Wine Spectator Award-winning wine list will expand with some obscure additions like Mencia from Spain’s Bierzo region and Gelber Muskateller from Austria and also some fan-favorite bottles by producers like Ridge Vineyards and Heitz Cellar Estate.