Chef de Cuisine Denny Trantham

Chef Denny Trantham was raised in Haywood County, North Carolina where he has spent most of his life. Coming from the Southern Appalachian cluture, Denny has been exposed to much of that the culture and traditions of the South has to offer. Graduating from Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina with a degree in Culinary Arts, Denny bgan work here at the resort in 1991. He completed his appreticeship at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Denny's philosophy and passion reflects much of the Southern Culinary Heritage that we are proud to provide here at the Blue Ridge Dining Room.