Chef Owner Ben Berryhill attributes his appreciation for impeccably fresh ingredients to childhood summers spent on a farm in East Texas. Kitchen jobs in Texas, Hawaii and Colorado followed, prior to his enrolling at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. In 1994, Ben married Marianna Michaels, who was at that time Café Annie's wine buyer and general manager. When Berryhill was appointed executive chef in 1999, together they made Café Annie one of the world's top restaurants, earning many distinguished local and national awards, including being named one of America's Top Tables by Gourmet. Berryhill co-hosted a local weekly cooking show along with the restaurant's owner, Robert Del Grande.

     In May 2005 Chef Berryhill opened The Red Drum Gastropub in Mount Pleasant South Carolina. The cuisine-conscious tavern features handmade upscale Southwestern fare in a beautiful white table cloth setting along with an extensive wine beer and cocktail list. Most recently, The Red Drum Gastropub was hailed as the best new restaurant by the Charleston Post & Courier.

     Ben and his wife are now happily settled in South Carolina, where they have not only their new restaurant, but also a new beautiful baby boy, Raymond. <more>

  

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