Casey Thompson
Chef Casey Thompson in a white chef’s jacket stirring a pot

Sonoma, California

Casey Thompson

Chef. Operator. Partner.

Partner with Casey
Casey Thompson cooking over heat and smoke

01 / Casey

“I’m just not trying to be something I’m not.”

Casey Thompson has spent her career in kitchens. Leading them. Opening them. Reinventing them. And occasionally leaving them long enough to cook on television.

From Texas to San Francisco to Sonoma Wine Country, Casey builds around restaurants, people and food that doesn’t need to shout to be remembered.

Today, her cooking is simpler than ever. Fresh. Seasonal. From scratch. Made to make you feel something.

See the work →
TOP CHEF
Finalist + Fan Favorite
FOLKTABLE
4 consecutive Bib Gourmand years
20+ YEARS
Professional kitchens

02 / Partner

Let’s build something people want to come back to.

01

Restaurants + Hospitality

Concept creation, culinary identity, menu development, openings, team building, repositioning and the right operating opportunities.

Explore partnerships →
02

Brand Partnerships

Authentic collaborations across food, wine, hospitality, travel, equipment, home and lifestyle, grounded in culinary credibility.

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03

Culinary Consulting

A fresh set of eyes backed by a career in kitchens. Concepts, menus, culinary strategy, openings and restaurant evolution.

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Current and Past Partnerships

  • Backyard Discovery
  • BMW
  • Café Appliances
  • Celebrity Cruises
  • Lean Cuisine
  • Miele
  • Moët Hennessy
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Napa Valley Film Festival
  • Outstanding in the Field
  • San Francisco Giants
  • Stella Artois
  • The Resort at Paws Up
  • Turkish Tourism
  • Vancouver Tourism
  • Weber Grills

Community work includes American Red Cross, Cure Duchenne, No Kid Hungry, and United Way.

A table set for a shared meal

03 / Food

“I want to evoke emotion through dishes.”

Great ingredients.
Good technique.
Less interference.

Food in motion

A short look at the dining rooms and dishes behind Casey’s work.

04 / Selected Work

A career built in kitchens.

Casey Thompson cooking

Sonoma, California

FOLKTABLE

Executive Chef + Culinary Director
HORSEFEATHERPalo Alto · Consulting Chef
DUCHESSFort Worth · Consulting Chef
AVELINESan Francisco · Executive Chef
BROWNSTONEFort Worth · Executive Chef
INN AT RANCHO SANTA FERancho Santa Fe · Culinary Director
SHINSEIDallas · Executive Chef

05 / Pretty Southern

The business behind the work.

Pretty Southern is the hospitality company led by Casey Thompson. It is the platform for select restaurant operating partnerships, culinary consulting engagements and hospitality ventures where Casey is working beyond the role of chef alone.

Meet Pretty Southern →
PRETTYSOUTHERNHospitality · Operations · Consulting
Casey Thompson cooking in competition

06 / On Screen

You may have seen her cook somewhere.

  • Top Chef Season 3 · Miami · Runner-up and Fan Favorite Season 8 · All-Stars Season 14 · Charleston · Returning chef
  • Tournament of ChampionsSeasons 5 and 6
  • Guy’s Grocery GamesFlavortown Market

Television is part of the story.
The kitchen is the career.

View Media Kit (PDF)

Casey Thompson cooking outdoors

07 / Sonoma

Home is
Wine Country.

Some of the world’s best chefs come here to eat, drink and experience what grows here. Casey gets to call it home.

08 / The real stuff

The part you don’t put on a résumé.

Kitchen candid A group posing in front of a Western-style saloon and jail Cooking demonstration Casey Thompson smiling beside a companion in a garden

09 / Start a conversation

Have something
good in mind?

Restaurant. Hotel. Brand. Private table. Something we haven’t thought of.