Sara joins us for a brief visit in May, collaborating with Chef Craig Jones at the Cliff at Cap to provide guests with an unforgettable culinary experience.
From line cook to pastry chef to sous chef, Sarah Steffan held just about every title in the kitchen along her journey at Blackberry Farm. With more than 10 years of experience already in her career, Sarah was promoted to executive chef and opened The Dogwood at Blackberry Farm® for dinner in April 2015. In 2024, she transitioned her role to open another new private group dining experience at the Farm, taking on the title of executive chef of Bramble Hall.
Sarah cultivated a deep relationship with the food on her table from a young age. She grew up with the space to plant gardens and milk goats at home and spent time in the kitchen cooking with her family.
Before Blackberry Farm, Sarah spent many years working in other Relais & Châteaux kitchens, including The Point, Fearrington House and Lake Placid Lodge. A Paul Smith’s College graduate in New York, Sarah also studied abroad at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Throughout her career, she learned how to cook using fresh, local and sustainable ingredients, and she continues that passion for quality with the menus she curates today.
Creating distinctive and seasonally-inspired dishes that celebrate the region, Sarah’s cooking philosophy marries perfectly with Blackberry Farm’s Foothills Cuisine®. Behind the scenes, Sarah is a supportive and impactful leader in the kitchen, encouraging her team to explore their culinary creativity and celebrating the ideas they bring to the menu.
Bramble Hall, Blackberry Farm’s extraordinary event center, was inspired by the timber-framed barns and rural halls that once hosted everything from harvests and meetings, to dances and weddings. Just as those hard-working farm structures were distinguished by their versatility, Bramble Hall was designed to accommodate a range of events and activities, from more intimate and private dining and event experiences of 15–48 people to larger 140-person events.
