Ryan C. Schroeder Jr. C.E.C. is
currently Chef and co-owner at Big Tomatoes with locations in Green Bay and
Neenah. Prior to this venture, he was executive chef at the Heidel House
Resort in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Previously he held a similar position at
The Pines at Bristlecone located in Hartland, just outside of Milwaukee. He
was the Opening Chef at Zydeco's (a New Orleans style restaurant) in
Greenfield, Restaurant Chef at The Country Inn Hotel and Conference Center
and Sous Chef at Steven Wades Café and the Pfister Hotel.
Schroeder graduated with High Honors
from the Culinary Institute of America, where he was the recipient of the
Frances L. Roth award for Outstanding Performance at the Institute and is a
winner of over 20 American Culinary Federation (A.C.F.) competition medals,
eight being Gold with four Best of Shows. He was the 2002, 2004 and 2007
Winner of The Wisconsin Taste of Elegance Competition. He competed
nationally in 2002 in Washington D.C. and 2004 in Des Moines, IA, and 2007
San Diego CA. He place second and won the Superior Chef award in 2004. He
competed in Germany at The International Culinary Olympics in 2004. He was
awarded the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, Chef of the Year Award for
2005. He is an official member of the A.C.F. for the last nine years; He is
currently Chairman of the Board and Past President of the Fox Valley ACF
Chapter, Past Vice President of the Milwaukee Chapter and also recipient of
the ACF Fox Valley Chef of the year award for 2006.
Email
