Chef Chad Starling
Barcelona Wine Bar: Knox-Henderson
Chef Chad Starling brings “an extensive background in whole-animal butchery, farming and farm-to-table cuisine with a global influence.” This global influence spans from the Waldorf-Astorias in Key West and Southeast Asia, to a multitude of renowned restaurants across the US. This includes acclaimed restaurants such as the two Michelin star, Tru, French-Southeast Asian concept Le Lan, and Aria in the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago.Ever present in Chef Starling’s career is an emphasis on seasonal ingredients and butchery. Chef Starling learned whole-hog butchery at St. John’s Restaurant in his native Chattanooga. Most recently, Starling served as executive chef over two sister restaurants, Deacon’s in downtown Nashville and Homestead Manor for A. Marshall Hospitality’s farm-to-fork concept, where their 55 acre farm was located. Chef Chad joined Barcelona in 2019, and will helm the ever changing menu in Knox-Henderson.
