CHEF & CO-OWNER, DECKMAN’S RESTAURANT GROUP

A preeminent voice for the country’s ethical farming and slow food culture, Chef-Farmer Drew Deckman is on a mission to bring principles of environmental sustainability at every level directly to the table. His zero-kilometer restaurants in Valle de Guadalupe, B.C. Mexico include Conchas de Piedra (MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Green Star), Deckman’s en el Mogor (MICHELIN Green Star, World’s 50 Best Latin America 2023), and newly opened Ensō Omakase. Deckman’s Restaurant Group recently debuted its first restaurant in the United States, 31ThirtyOne by Deckman’s in San Diego, CA in August of 2024. The reparative, cause-based concept builds on Chef Deckman’s earth-to-table mission to revolutionize sustainable food culture, prioritizing sustainable sourcing at every level of the restaurant’s operations, and pledges 1% of monthly revenue to help farmers implement carbon farming projects throughout the U.S.

Outside of his restaurants, Drew applies his passionate ethics and knowledge of food systems to his roles as Regional Governor for Slow Food International, board member of Sustainable Seafood Foundation and Meals on Wheels, and as an active member of the Blue Ribbon Task Force by Seafood Watch at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Drew’s other concepts:
Deckman’s en el Mogor (Valle de Guadalupe, B.C. Mexico)
Conchas de Piedra (Valle de Guadalupe, B.C. Mexico)
Ensō Omakase (Valle de Guadalupe, B.C. Mexico)