BArton Seaver
Seaver is well known for his efforts to promote sustainability, wellness, responsibility, and community as they relate to food. He has served as executive chef of Café Saint-Ex and later its sister restaurant, Bar Pilar. He was chef-owner of the sustainable seafood restaurant Hook and later helped launch the casual seafood eatery Tackle Box. In 2009, Seaver became chef at Blue Ridge where his work led John Mariani of Esquire Magazine to name Seaver the 2009 Chef of the Year.
Seaver sits on the board of the hunger-fighting organization D.C. Central Kitchen. He also has collaborations with the School Nutrition Association, the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, and Future of Fish. Seaver received a Seafood Champion Award from Seafood Choices Alliance in 2008. He is a fellow with the Blue Ocean Institute and is a National Geographic Fellow. His cookbook, For Cod and Country, was released in 2011.