Executive Chef/Owner Wesley T Beard, has developed his talent over the past two decades, cultivating a passion for food that has taken him across the globe in search of various types of cuisine.

Meticulous in his insistence to serve only the freshest and highest-quality ingredients, Wes brings his extensive knowledge of the world’s flavors to Rutabaga’s menus, consistently delighting and surprising his customers’ senses of taste, smell and sight.