Summit House Introduces AJ Capella as Its New Executive Chef
SUMMIT, N.J., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit House, a seasonal American restaurant based in Summit, New Jersey, today announced the hiring of award-winning and locally renowned chef AJ Capella as its new executive chef.
- SUMMIT, N.J., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit House, a seasonal American restaurant based in Summit, New Jersey, today announced the hiring of award-winning and locally renowned chef AJ Capella as its new executive chef.
- The winner of the Garden State Culinary Arts Foundation’s 2017 Rising Star Chef Award, Capella joins Summit House from Montclair Hospitality Group, where as corporate chef he supported menus for restaurants that included the well-regarded pastaRAMEN, Ani Ramen House and Mochinut.
- As executive chef, Capella also will lead the kitchen at BarBacoa , the slow-cooked Mexican smokehouse and taqueria, tequila and mezcal bar located next door to Summit House.
- “I am excited and humbled to join Summit House and build on its already impressive culinary legacy,” said Capella.