George Kapetsonis Sous Chef, Veranda

George Kapetsonis, Sous Chef of the Veranda restaurant, was raised in Pointe-ala-Hache, a small town in Louisiana. George enjoyed creating food to please his friends and family at an early age, and later decided to study at Le Cordon Bleu in Las Vegas, Nevada, to learn the fundamental techniques that would help his skill evolve.

George worked in restaurants while in Las Vegas, and mastered French, Italian and Mediterranean cuisines before venturing to California where he landed a position as the Sous Chef of the Great Oak Steakhouse in Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California.

There he worked under Chef Brian Johnston, a graduate of the prestigious culinary academy La Verrene. Now as Sous Chef of the Veranda restaurant, George Kapetsonis is eager incorporate what he has learned into the Veranda menu.