Dunk's Mushrooms, Guest Chef Dinner Series welcomes Chef Justin O'Malley

On Sunday August 24th, meet the Greenleaf Restaurant chef team, Executive Head Chef Justin O'Malley, and Sous Chef Steven O'Conner.

Chef Justin O’Malley grew up in Lowell, MA, and started his career in the kitchen washing dishes at the age of 16. Justin met Chef Chris Viaud when he took a job washing dishes in Burlington, MA, who helped him find his passion for food. Before leaving the restaurant in Burlington, he worked his way through the kitchen, learning every station. His next opportunity to learn and grow was at the Culinary Institute of America, where he received his Associates Degree in 2018. Justin’s externship was done at Fenway Park where he spent most of his time cooking in the owner’s suite. He next went to work at North Andover Country Club for about a year before going back to school to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Science in 2021. While Justin was trying to find a place that would challenge him, he decided to reach out to Chef Chris, and accepted a job at Greenleaf, where he worked to earn his current title of Executive Chef.

Steven O’Connor was raised in Milford, NH where he fell in love with cooking while in the kitchen cooking with his mom as a child. He took advantage of the culinary classes that were offered all throughout high school, and participated twice in the pro start culinary competition. Steven’s restaurant experience started at age 16 while working at MT’s Local. In 2019, he began his studies at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI and studied Culinary Arts & Food Service Management. During his time at JWU, Steven worked at Chardonnay’s as well as The Chapel Grille. In 2022, he began working at Greenleaf in Milford, NH where he holds his current position of Sous Chef.

About the event:

Limited seats are available to dine with the fungi and enjoy a meal in a functioning mushroom farm. There are 24 general admission seaailable.

We enjoy making our dinner events as interactive as possible. If you have questions about mushroom farming, foraging, or mushrooms in general, Dunk will be there to chat with the room, and the Chef will be available as each course is served, to talk about the masterpiece.

One of our mushroom coffee's will be served, prior to and throughout the dinner.

IF YOU HAVE ANY DIETARY RESTRICTIONS, REACH OUT TO US WHEN PURCHASING TICKETS. WE MAY BE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANY LAST MINUTE REQUESTS.

This is a BYOB event.

Doors open at 5:00.

The Dunk's Mushroom store will be opened up after the dinner upon request.

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