Greg McPhee: "Yes, Chef!"

Gregory McPhee was the Executive Chef and Owner of The Anchorage and Mr. Crisp in Greenville, South Carolina. We are so excited for the opportunity to work with him as our new Culinary Instructor. 

Greg, who grew up in Connecticut and moved to the Upstate and attended Riverside High School. McPhee set out to study art after high school but struggled with the concept on how to translate his passion into a livelihood.

After attending Johnson and Wales University, McPhee has spent his career working throughout the Southeast at properties such as The Cloister at Sea Island, Motor Supply Company and Terra in Columbia, SC, and eventually landed in Charleston, SC in 2010 as part of the Husk opening team under Chef Sean Brock rising to the position of Executive Sous Chef.

McPhee relocated to Greenville in late 2012 seeing opportunity in a small city with great potential. Prior to opening The Anchorage in 2017, McPhee served as Executive Chef at Restaurant 17 and Hotel Domestique in Travelers Rest, SC. In 2018 The James Beard Foundation recognized The Anchorage as a Semi-Finalist for Best New Restaurant. The Anchorage was also a Semi-Finalist Nominee from The World Restaurant Awards for their “No Reservations Required” category.

Greg is encouraged by the growth of local food hubs, grants, and CSA programs, “Community is a group of people pushing things forward, which we’ve got. The big thing is just keeping your word, genuinely supporting those people and realizing there are a million reasons why you should. We’re mutually working towards each other’s success.”

In his spare time he loves to spend time with his wife, son and dogs.