>Ridgewood Chamber Spotlight: Village Green restaurant
Thursday, February 2, 2012
BY AIMEE LA FOUNTAIN
CORRESPONDENT
The Ridgewood News
Kevin Portscher, owner and chef of Village Green, said he “always had a dream” of opening his own restaurant. That dream was instilled in him early on.
“Growing up, someone in my family was always in the kitchen cooking,” he said. “I developed a passion for food and wanted to please the palates of others.”
Portscher began his career as a chef when he was 16. He graduated from The Culinary Institute of America and is a member of the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique, one of the nation’s oldest chef associations. Portscher also competes in food shows. He was awarded gold and silver medals at the Salon of Culinary Art and Exhibition in New York.