Meet the Chefs of Star Bar

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.