Foodservice stories to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories
to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories
to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories
to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories
to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories
to spark your inspiration

Foodservice stories
to spark your inspiration

Libbey is proud to partner with some of the industry's most dynamic chefs and mixologists, leaders who share our passion for crafting unforgettable food and drink experiences. Their grit, innovation and creativity drive our work every day, and we think you'll be inspired by their stories, too.

Read on to learn more about the people who are elevating food and drink through one-of-a-kind food and hospitality, what sparks their creations and what fuels their fire.

Pastry chef Monique Feybesse balances food & family

Ask any foodservice professional if they’ve achieved work-life balance, and they might just laugh in your face – any foodservice professional but chef Monique Feybesse, that is.

Feybesse, a “Top Chef” alum who along with her husband, Paul, runs the James Beard Award-nominated patisserie Tarts de Feybesse, sets an example for other working-mom chefs.

February 2025

Reem Assil

Through Arab hospitality, the owner of Reem’s California builds community and connection in her San Francisco neighborhood

February 2025

Ferrell Alvarez

Chef Ferrell Alvarez flips the script on restaurant management by fostering positive workplace culture

May 2025

Avishar Barua

The 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist fuses fine dining and fast food for a fun and playful take on food that surprises and delights guests 

COMING SOON

June 2025

Gerald Sombright

Even after earning a coveted Michelin star, chef Gerald Sombright continues to make his mark in the world of hospitality

COMING SOON

July 2025

Joshua Wickham 

Chef and educator Joshua Wickham fires up the next generation of hospitality leaders in Ohio

COMING SOON

August 2025

Darin Leonardson

The head of Transformed Culinary Solutions looks to disrupt the senior living industry by bringing elevated, inclusive dining to residents everywhere