The Series

September 18th

Prepared by Chef Howard Stephens, Executive Chef at Sapori

Chef Howard is a native of Texas and a graduate of Chapin High School, South Carolina.  He earned degrees in both Business and Marketing. He then was hired by what was to be several restaurants where he learned by working in some of South Carolina’s Finest in the industry from washing dishes at Yesterday’s, to managing Tony’s Pizza in Downtown Columbia. Howard then became Owner of Village Gourmet, followed by Sous Chef then Executive Chef of The Oak Table (which he helped launch), then Executive Chef of Club Corp’s Columbia Capital City Club and to Executive Chef at Rosso Trattoria. Exhibiting a couple of decades worth of experience and skills, this self taught Executive Chef is now overseeing Sapori in Lexington, South Carolina.