Chef Cassy Vires, Executive Chef & Owner, Home Wine Kitchen

Chef Cassy received her culinary training in Houston, Texas at The Art Institute. There she gained an appreciation of American cuisine as a true melting pot of cultures, traditions, ingredients and techniques. Since then, she has put her talent to work as a chef, instructor and food writer. During her time at The Viking Cooking School, she was able to expand her technical knowledge while also finding a way to adapt classic techniques to the home cook. Since then, she has been teaching regular cooking classes at Vom Fass, Dierbergs, Clayton Farmer’s Market and Kitchen Conservatory, and has used the same philosophy as a monthly award-winning columnist for Feast Magazine, for which she was nominated for a James Beard Award. She has also been named one of America’s “Eight Chefs with Hidden Talents” by Zagat and nominated for the “The People’s Choice Best New Chef” by Food & Wine Magazine. Her knack for recreating dishes people know and love comes across on her ever-changing menu as she re-imagines American classics like pulled pork, BLT and even her award-winning grilled cheese sandwich. Email Cassy at cassy@homewinekitchen.com

Josh Renbarger, General Manager & Owner, Home Wine Kitchen

Josh has been a professional in the wine industry since 2001 while working at Christopher’s Wine Warehouse in Houston, Texas and recently with the wine importer and wholesaler Ionia Atlantic. His time at Ionia rounded out his heavily French dominated wine passion and knowledge with that of boutique Italian wines, beers and spirits. His varied background has left him with a firm belief that dining out should be fun, not stressful or intimidating. He now takes that belief to the dining room at Home, ensuring every guest has what they need to enjoy their experience and to make sure it is just that – an experience. Email Josh at josh@homewinekitchen.com