Chef Ralph Feraco, CEC AAC

A graduate of Johnson & Wales University, Chef Feraco worked at the 5-Star Garden City Hotel, Nassau Country Club, and various top restaurants in Manhattan before taking the position of Executive Chef at the Naples Sailing & Yacht Club in 2002, where he served for eleven years prior to joining Kensington.

Chef Feraco has won more than 45 culinary awards including International Gold and Silver Medals in 2004 and 2008 at the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt Germany and two Gold Medals in the Chef Super Challenge in 2008 and 2009. Ralph Feraco, Kensington Chef, was also awarded the 2017 national Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award by the American Culinary Federation. The Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award was created in 1990. The award is given to the chef who exemplifies the highest standard of professionalism through certification, continuing education and training, culinary competitions, and community involvement.

Chef Ralph is a member of the prestigious American Academy of Chefs and the Chaine de Rotisseurs – Naples Chapter, as well Past-President of the American Culinary Federation Caxambas Chapter.