Restaurant Consultations
Hit a plateau with your restaurant? Let me help you take it to the next level.
Standardizing a Popular Dish & Turning It Into a Restaurant
Nong's Khao Man Gai, Portland, OR
Building up brand new restaurants is one of my favorite things to do! I thrive on the challenge of new and big projects (and had a lot of fun taking Nong’s Khao Man Gai from a cart to a brick and mortar).
Expansion of a Current Brand
Broder Söder & Broder Nord, Portland, OR
In 2015, I helped bring the popular Broder brunch concept to the Southwest Portland area, with a new Scandinavian restaurant called Söder. In 2021, I also helped with the expansion of Broder Nord at N. Mississippi ave.
Meet the Chef
James "Sonny" De Martini
Currently based in Portland, Oregon
I'm a professionally-trained chef with over 22 years of experience and a passion for sharing my craft and teaching others how to create easy-to-make, nourishing, delicious meals using local and seasonally-available ingredients.
I’ve been fortunate to have mentored under some great chefs from the French Laundry, Charlie Trotters, and Marco Pierre White. I know fine-dining in and out, and also how to work with high-quality ingredients in the most cost-effective way. In between gigs, I worked the lands on a few organic farms in Illinois, Costa Rica, and Thailand, and taught classes on simple techniques for home chefs.
Teaching is my real passion -- I got into the culinary world wanting to learn a skill that allowed me to connect people on a regular basis. There's nothing better in life than a hot, delicious (and nutritious!) meal shared with good company. Now I spend much of my time teaching others how to do the same!
When I'm not teaching, I'm helping restaurant businesses grow their empire and working on side projects for unique food products.
I thrive on creative projects both in and out of the kitchen -- so let's chat about what I can do for you!
