Chef Dennis Nuehring
Columbus Cooks! is fortunate to have Chef Dennis with us as our Resident Chef and Instructor!  Dennis has a very diverse background in the culinary industry.  For over twenty years, he has combined a passion of food with a love for sharing his experiences and knowledge with others.  In addition to working with Columbus Cooks!, Chef Dennis is Executive Chef at Moose Head Ranch, a privately owned guest ranch in Jackson Hole, WY, which operates during summer seasons.  For several years, Chef Dennis owned and operated a successful catering company and worked as a corporate caterer whose clients included such prestigious names such as CNN and Turner Broadcasting.  While living in New York, he worked with Eli Zabar as the gourmet manager of E.A.T. on Madison Avenue.

He has also worked with the University Club in Chicago and Cafe Nordstrom in Atlanta.  His cookbook, Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, is a collection of his recipes that he prepares for his guests at Moose Head Ranch.

 Chef Neuhring is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.