Chef Trey Foshee

California native Trey Foshee is setting a new standard in regional cuisine by emphasizing fresh ingredients gathered mostly from the San Diego area. His subtle, sophisticated and harmonious way with food sets him apart and recently, he was one of 20 guest chefs invited to cook at the James Beard Foundation's awards ceremony celebrating and honoring James Beard's 100th birthday.

Foshee is a native of Ojai, Calif. and a lover of not just fine food but the Southern California lifestyle, with an emphasis on the ocean – he has been a surfer since grade school. He accumulated his talent and expertise in cooking from his formal culinary education at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. and has experience in some of the finest restaurants in the country. In 1999, Foshee joined George's at the Cove in La Jolla where he is executive chef and partner. He has received numerous accolades and distinctions as one of the leading chefs in the San Diego and was a "Top Ten Chef" pick by Food & Wine magazine.

Prior to George's at the Cove, he worked as executive chef for Robert Redford's Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah, where he was featured in Food & Wine for designing and preparing the ultimate diet and menus for the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding team. Before that, he was executive chef for Hawaii's Five Diamond Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalow's Bay Terrace and while there, served as host chef to Hawaii's famed "Cuisine of the Sun" chef event. He has also worked in downtown L.A. at the Sheraton Grande's Three Three Three, L'Orangerie in Los Angeles, Rockenwagner in Santa Monica and La Folie in San Francisco.

George's at the Cove, which specializes in seafood, is a AAA Four Diamond Restaurant in La Jolla, Calif. Foshee's presence is felt in the fine and casual dining rooms of George's and he continually updates and manages menus and food operations of this unique and popular 20-year-old La Jolla institution. The restaurant underwent a multi-million dollar renovation and re-opened in early 2007 with three distinct dining experiences and spectacular ocean views: Georges California Modern, Ocean Terrace and George's Bar.