Chef Al Levinsohn was born in Southern California and raised in the Seattle area before moving to Alaska. This award-winning seafood chef began his career working for Seattle-area hotels in the late 70’s where he was promoted to his first Sous Chef position at age 18. With Al’s passion for food, the outdoors and desire to move to Alaska, his dream became reality when he began working at the Crow’s Nest Restaurant in 1984 under the direction of Chef Jens Haagen Hansen.

In 1986 at the age of 23, Chef Al was hired on as Executive Chef to open the Clarion Hotel Anchorage. During his 8-year tenure with the Clarion and Regal Alaskan Hotel, Chef Al was given a great opportunity to excel his culinary & management experience.

In 1994 Chef Al moved on to open the Alyeska Prince Hotel and Resort as Executive Sous Chef. In 1996, two years after the Hotel opened, Al was offered the task of developing the menu concept and implementing the kitchen set-up of Anchorage’s flagship brew pub, the Glacier Brewhouse.

In the summer of 1996 after opening and operating the Glacier Brewhouse, Chef Al was soon given an opportunity to return to Alyeska as the Executive Chef overseeing all the resort’s food outlets including the famed four diamond restaurant, The Seven Glaciers.

In January of 2003, Chef Al’s dream of having his own restaurant came true, opening the Kincaid Grill .Throughout Chef Al’s career he has built up his list of accomplishments to include the following:

• 5 time AAA Four Diamond Award, Seven Glaciers Restaurant
• Professional cooking experience in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok & Pusan Korea
• Certified Food and Beverage Executive through the American Hotel Motel Association
• Television appearances on local channels as well as the Food Network
• Guest Chef at the James Beard House in New York City 1999
• Gold medal winner, Alaska seafood challenge 1989
• Bronze medal winner, National Seafood Challenge, Charleston SC 1989
• Two-time winner, one-pot cookery competition U.A.A.1998, 1999
• Chef Rotisseur Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, 1998
• Four-time Alaska Seafood & Marketing Chef, Shanghai,China 2006 / 2007
• American Seafood Cook-Off Participant, New Orleans, LA 2010

Patrick Hoogerhyde was raised in King Salmon, Alaska on subsistence salmon and wild game. He came to understand the importance of properly cooking and preparing food. The freshness and quality of that time in his life is etched into his passion for cooking. Upon graduating from Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon and honing his skills for five various venues including the Multnomah Athletic Club, Patrick returned to define his future with food.

As a Sous Chef for The Marx Bros. Café, Chef Hoogerhyde focused on the style and quality of food that brought him to return to Alaska. Continuing on to the Crow’s Nest as Chef de Cuisine, he kindled his passion for culinary exploration and excelled in hand crafted quality, ultimately obtaining the AAA Four Diamond award.

In the continuous pursuit of his professional goals, he become the Executive Chef at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown, where he headed the opening culinary team. Within two years, he received Marriott’s International “Award of Excellence” as well as the local American Culinary Federation chapter’s “Chef of the Year” award by setting and training to the highest standards.

Next he joined “ORSO” and then later Glacier BrewHouse as Executive Chef, both independently themed restaurants in the Brews Brothers LLC portfolio. There Patrick embraced the philosophies and values of hospitality that he adopted as his own. He currently oversees operations at Bridge Catering/Seafood as manager/partner where they strive to combine the spirit of hospitality with regional flavors to compliment Alaska Cuisine. His culinary philosophy is “you’re only as good as the last meal and experience you prepared for your guests.”

Patrick Hoogerhyde awards and community participation include:

• 1993-Current: Alaska Culinary Association Chapter of American Culinary Federation, holding numerous board positions currently Chair of the Board
• 1995: “Chef’s de Cuisine Society of Oregon” American Culinary Federation sanctioned Grand Culinary Salon silver medalist hot food shown cold category
• 2002: “Chef of the Year” American Culinary Federation/ Alaska Culinary Association chapter
• 2002: “Award of Excellence” Marriott Culinary
• 2006: “Ultimate Chef” FSA Alaska competition 1st place
• 2007: & 2009 ProStart, Mentor Chef
• 2009: Great American Seafood Cook Off competition 3rd place
• 2009 & 2010: Alaska Fair Seafood Throw Down Champion

Bridge Community Participation

• 1993-Current: Alaska Culinary Association Chapter of American Culinary Federation
• 2001-2010: “Secret of the Chef’s” event co-founder, organizer and station chef cosponsored by the Food Bank and the Alaska Culinary Association (ACA)
• 2002-2013: Zonta International fundraiser culinary class
• 2005-2012: Annual Mardi Gras Fund Raising Event Red Cross
• 2007-2012: American Cancer Society Food & Wine Fest
• 2008-Current: AVTEC Advisory Board
• 2010 –Current King Career center Advisory Board