Duncan Biddulph - Executive Chef

Duncan is mellow........pleasantly smooth. As executive chef of Rootstock Wine Bar near Humboldt Park, he has an appreciation for cuisine one can only gain from travel. Born & raised in the Chicago area, he got his first experience in hospitality at a Country Club, before heading to Honolulu to work at a Chili's and experience something different. After attending culinary school, he got a job at Lula Cafe in Logan Square, and his mentor Jason Hammel eventually pushed him to go travel Europe and acquire some real respect for the art of food. After working at an Agriturismo in Italy on top of a mountain, and living in a staff house in England, he came back to Chicago in late 2009 and right off the plane, answered the call to be the executive chef at Rootstock. Serving up unique wines to go and leveraging great relationships with local farms, the restaurant has become a secret haven of high quality, with a small space and no reservations taken. Follow @rootstockbar on Instagram, and come by the Humboldt Park restaurant to experience a taste of, whatever is freshest, in the area.