Meet the Chefs of Star Bar
Chef Robert Zutter, a native of Washington State, started cooking at home at a young age. Experimenting with the flavors of any child, he was trying to create something new.
Finding that not only is there flavors involved in food but that foods have many different scents, colors and textures. Robert attended Washington State University In 1990 where he studied hotel and restaurant management and criminal justice. Years later Robert attended Scottsdale Culinary Institute, graduating in 1999 and continued his education as an Intern for Chef James Boyce at the highly acclaimed and 5 Star 5 diamond Mary Elaine’s Restaurant in the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale Arizona. After three months Robert was hired as a line cook and continued to work for Chef Boyce, In 2001 Robert became the Sous Chef For Chef William Bradley at the Golden Swan restaurant in Scottsdale at the Hyatt Gainy Ranch Hotel. After spending many years in Arizona Robert felt it was time to return home to Seattle. Robert worked at the Canlis restaurant as the Sous Chef for nearly three years. With the desire and motivation to become a chef himself, Robert moved on from Canlis and ventured to Anacortes, Wa where he now owns and operates the Star Bar restaurant.
Richard Beebe started working in restaurants during high school as a dish washer at an upscale country club in Western New York. From there, he attended the Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Arizona where he received an AOS degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts. While in school and after, Richard worked at some of the finest resorts in Arizona, starting with The Arizona Biltmore’s fine dining restaurant Wright’s, where he worked for one year.
Richard then started at the 5 Star, 5 Diamond ,Wine Spectators Grand Award winning restaurant Mary Elaine’s at the Phoenician. After two years with Mary Elaine’s, Richard continued his culinary path to the James Beard nominated Vu at the Hyatt Gainey Ranch. During his two years here, Richard worked his way up to sous chef.
With a need for change and a love for the seasons, Richard moved to Washington. Where he then teamed up with an old friend and former co-worker, Robert Zutter. Having similar culinary paths, Robert and Richard share the same vision of making the Star Bar one of the best destination restaurants from Seattle to Vancouver B.C.
Richard was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey and currently resides in Anacortes, Washington.
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