January 4-29, 2009 (Sunday - Thursday)

Bradley Dickinson - Executive Chef/Partner

Opening his own restaurant has been a lifelong dream for Brad Dickinson. Pearl brings him the opportunity to craft the concept, engineer the menu development, and personally run the kitchen and its team exactly the way he's always wanted. His passion for authentic, local and seasonal fare and a hands-on commitment have been his winning formula throughout a rich career in restaurants.

Brad's career developing menus and concepts and managing kitchens dates back more than 20 years in Seattle and Bellevue. As an Executive Chef he proved instrumental in developing (and refining) such restaurant concepts as Daniel's Broiler, Chandler's Crabhouse (Seattle and Yokohama, Japan), Spazzo Italian Grill and Revolution Bar & Grill at the Experience Music Project. He assured product quality throughout the restaurants and catering operations, equating to more than $25 million in annual food sales. Ready and well-qualified to make the leap to his own venture, Bradley found a fitting business partner in Mikel Rogers with whom he'd worked with professionally.

When he's not planning menus, developing his talented culinary staff or marketing the restaurant, you'll find Brad drawing inspiration from culinary trends, cultivating his home vegetable garden and tasting the latest vintage to add to his wine cellar. Born and raised in Seattle, Brad and his sweetheart wife Sistie have three school aged children. He also manages to find time lowering his handicap with a few rounds of golf in between entertaining friends and using his chef skills to support his community. Past charitable causes include Children's Hospital and Medical Center, The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, St. Joseph's School, The University of Washington Medical Center and others.