CHEF JOEL ANTUNES

2024- 2025 Chef in Residence 

As our new Chef in Residence, he will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise. His experience ranges from Executive Chef at The Oriental Bangkok, known as the #1 hotel in the world during his tenure, opening Les Saveurs in London, where he earned a Michelin Star, and leading the award-winning Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead.
 
Chef Antunes also opened his own restaurant in Atlanta, Joël, for which he earned a James Beard Best Chef of the Southeast Award. He later served as the opening Executive Chef at the historic luxury Capital Hotel and its restaurant, One Eleven, in Little Rock, AR. In 2022, he returned to France and currently serves as the Chef in Residence for Forbes Travel Guide’s Le Logis, an intimate luxury hotel in Cognac, France.