About the Chef Chef Stephen Munday is an alumnus of the Culinary Institute of America. Where in 1980 he graduated first in his class with honors. Originally from Deer Park, New York he and his family have called Williamsburg their home since 1987. Married for 26 years to his wife Gail, a RN at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, they have a daughter, Stephanie. The foundation of his experience was gained in restaurants in New York City and the affluent Westchester County just north of the city. Promoted through the ranks at Innisbrook Resort in Tarpon Springs, FL and Kiawah Island near Charleston, SC diversified his experience and contributed to developing his creative style. Ford's Colony Country Club brought Chef Stephen to Williamsburg, VA as part of the management team whose goal was to offer the highest quality of dining with a sense towards trend setting. His love for catering and the creative variety it offered lead him to join a fledgling Catered Occasions as their Vice President and Chef for nearly 10 years. In the autumn of 2000 while searching for ways to expand on his career as a full-service catering Chef, Chef Stephen researched an up and coming service... Personal Chef. With the American lifestyle as it is with no time to cook, grabbing a meal on the run or eating those prepared meals filled with preservatives and other ingredients too difficult to pronounce, what great timing this would be to help people with a better solution for dinner. His interest in multi-national foods led to the name of his new business, Creative Cuisines. Support in developing Creative Cuisines has come from the American Personal Chef Association, of which he is an active member. When he's not in the kitchen, you will find Chef Steve working in his yard gardening and landscaping or in the garage making something out of wood. Other interests include coin collecting (a hobby dating back to boyhood), art collecting, landscape photography and salt-water aquariums. A true nature lover, he holds memberships in organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, The National Parks Conservation Association, National Resources Defense Council, American Museum of Natural History and National Wildlife Federation.