Chris Hastings
Executive Chef Hot & Hot Fish Club
Birmingham, Alabama
February 25 - 27, 2011

With a name like Hot and Hot, it's only natural that our first chef of the year would be one of the hottest chefs in the business. Chef Chris Hastings has been voted Birmingham's Best Chef in Birmingham Magazine's Readers' Poll, and has been honored by the James Beard Foundation, Chef's Garden, and the Robert Mondavi Culinary Awards. As Executive Chef and co-owner of the nationally celebrated Hot and Hot Fish Club, with his wife Idie Hastings, he has a reputation for serving some of the finest, freshest dishes in the region. The Hastings and their restaurant have been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bon Appétit, Travel and Leisure, and Time Magazine as well as on the Food Network's “Best Of” and NBC's “Roker on the Road.” Idie and Chris live in Birmingham with their two sons, Zeb and Vincent. One and two night packages available. For additional package information and reservations call 866.451.6750.

For more information on culinary weekends, please call 866.451.6750 or 662.451.6750.