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Bon Appetit
Bon Appetit With Eli Wollenzien CRAVE Corporate Executive Chef Read more at: StyleToMe.com
>Chef Eli Wollenzien has been a professional chef in the Minneapolis area since 2001. Originally from River Falls, Wis., Wollenzien began his career working in western Wisconsin supper clubs. His culinary curiosity brought him to Minneapolis, where he studied Culinary Arts at the Arts Institutes of Minnesota. Wollenzien’s passion for food and his dedication to professionalism and perfection has fueled his career in some of Minneapolis’s best restaurants. Beginning as a sous chef at the Pickled Parrot, he expanded his culinary repertoire to include Asian and Caribbean influences. This led him to
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a position of Executive Chef with a new Caribbean concept, Kokomo’s Island Café. Building on a dedication to guest satisfaction and a drive to expand his culinary portfolio, Wollenzien continued his career in downtown Minneapolis at Zelo Restaurant. For the last three years, he has been the culinary force behind CRAVE as the Corporate Executive Chef of CRAVE’s three metro locations, where he draws on the freshest seasonal ingredients to create a continually changing menu in sync with contemporary American tastes and palates. <