Jeff Campagna has joined Bistro West as our Executive Chef and we couldn’t be happier. Campagna will oversee our restaurant known for its authentic farm to table cuisine harvested from our organic farm, The West Farm.
With over 30 years in the restaurant business, Campagna brings a wealth of operational knowledge and creativity to the kitchen at Bistro West. He has worked in every facet of the kitchen, and has cooked for luminaries such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Harry Connick Jr. and Ozomatli.
Campagna brings an organizational expertise to the Bistro West team that he acquired while working at several prestigious restaurants in Northern California; “Z” in Los Altos and Southern Exposure Bistro in Aptos. Known for his creativity and innovation, Campagna’s cooking style emphasizes fresh, new and artistic plates with distinctive French, Asian, Latin, Italian, and California influences. As Executive Chef, Campagna will oversee Bistro West’s farm to table approach to casual dining in a restaurant where everything on the menu is seasonally evolving.
“Having your own farm is a dream come true for a chef,” said Campagna. “To be able to work directly with the farmer and influence the harvest to create dishes built around the freshest produce possible is a rare opportunity.”
Bistro West is located at 4960 Avenida Encinas in Carlsbad. For more information, please visit https://www.bistrowest.com. For reservations, please call (760) 930-8008.
-Hilary Townsend, Townsend Public Relations
I can readily vouch for Chef Campagna’s creativity and expertise. Having known him throughout his career, I’ve seen his skills grow and develop, with every phase and endeavor, toward the master culinary expert he’s become.
I know he will be a valuable and dedicated asset to Bistro West and the dining experience it offers.
Thank you James, we are so happy to have him back and part of the team!