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Ridgway has worked at such prestigious restaurants as Charles Saunders’ Eastside Oyster Bar and Grill in Sonoma, The Fountain Room in The Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia under Chefs Jean-Marie Lacroix and Martin Hamman, and served as Lacroix’s Chef de Cuisine and Chef de Restaurant at Lacroix at The Rittenhouse. Internationally, he has worked at George V in Paris and Relais St. Victoire in Aix en Provence, Landis Hotel Group Taiwan. Most recently, Ridgway served with Executive Chef Joël Antunes at Antunes’ namesake restaurant, JOËL, in Atlanta and opened the Oak Room, in the Plaza Hotel New York City.

Ridgway is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Johnson and Wales Culinary School and of Widener University, where he studied hospitality and business management. He now is founder and owner in porcsalt    ; sustainable artisanal and local charcutiere. That provides his products at the local farmers markets and restaurants in the tri- state area  He believes that food is a vocational journey; Passion, perfection,  hard work , creativity are the cornerstones of cooking and food.