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This California born and San Antonio bred Chef s keen eye for quality ingredients, paired with his vibrant, contagious energy is a recipe sure to put the nationally recognized restaurant back on the map. With a new menu launching Aug. 1, look for signature dishes such as spring lamb shank with piperade, pickled eggplant, frisée and a mustard seed glaze and “Foie Gras Mille Crepe” with compressed strawberry, celery, banana, Tellicherry black pepper crème fraiche and candied hazelnut. hawaii cruises small ship Chef Nowlin’s product-driven menu will offer flavor profiles that change with each season and is sure to please even the most discriminating of palettes.
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“Robbie has been coined one of the hottest young chefs in the city by San Antonio Magazine ,” said Stephen hawaii cruises small ship Bilby, Director of Sales Marketing for Hotel Valencia Riverwalk . “He works hard at his craft and possesses a certain charismatic flair that fits perfectly with our brand.”
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“I have always liked a good challenge,” Chef Nowlin said. “I just felt it was time and that I was ready to be an executive chef of a four diamond hotel, especially one as sleek, modern and sexy as Valencia.”
When he is isn’t conceptualizing Citrus’ new brunch menu (coming this fall), the 30-year-old dad loves sharing cheese plates with his son, dishing about his philanthropic project Hot Wells, and tasting some of the newest creations by other chefs around town.