Who’s who in
the crew.
Maximilian Hines
CHEF/PARTNER • Breaker Breaker
As Executive Chef at the Midtown restaurant The Lawrence, Max Hines focused on marrying local Georgia ingredients with global influences to create refined but approachable dishes. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Hines has been active in the Atlanta restaurant scene since 2011, holding multiple Executive Chef positions, and working with some of the industry's most illustrious players like Sean Brock and Neighborhood Dining Group.
After becoming a father in 2018, Hines was spurred on to bring his concept of Stolen Goods, a multicultural chef collective, to life. These days, when he’s not strategizing for the next SG event, you’ll find him in the studio at WABE or at the helm of Beltine darling Breaker Breaker.
Justin Dixon
PLANT DADDY & CHEF OWNER
Humble Mumble Sandwich Shop
Demetrius Brown
CHEF & OWNER
Heritage Supper Club
Bread & Butterfly
Cleophus Hethington
CHEF & OWNER
Ebí Chop Bar
TheAnna
EVENT COORDINATOR &
SPONSORSHIP ACQUISITIONS
Robert Butts
CHEF/PARTNER
Auburn Angel
Kharis Ellison
BARTENDER & MIXOLOGIST
Bryan Furman
PITMASTER & OWNER
Bryan Furman BBQ
Melanie Forehand
CHEF & PODCASTER
Scotley Innis
CHEF/PARTNER
Continent Restaurant
George “Butter” Lopez
CHEF & OWNER
Nola Goods
Claudia Martínez
EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF
Bar ANA
Keyatta Mincey-Parker
MIXOLOGIST & FOUNDER
A Sip of Paradise Garden
Briana Riddock
CHEF de CUISINE
Forth Hotel & Club
Yusef Walker
DOUGH EXPERT & OWNER
Dolo’s Pizza Co.
Lorenzo Washington
ATLANTA’S KING of CREOLE
Alphonso Whitfield
PHOTOGRAPHER & PRODUCER
S. Darius Parker
ARTIST