Our Team
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Harrison Cheney, Executive Chef
Harrison grew up in London, UK and for as long as he could remember, he has wanted to be a chef. He credits his mother Leigh, an established ceramicist, for inspiring and encouraging his sense of creativity and artistic eye. His career has taken him from London to San Francisco and eventually Stockholm. Across those cities, he has most notably worked at The Square under Phil Howard, the Ledbury and Quince. Mostly recently, he was the Chef de Cuisine at Gastrologik in Stockholm before joining and leading the team here at Sons & Daughters. Harrison’s food is New Nordic in its approach, while anchored in classic techniques. His practices are centered on sustainability and showcasing local producers. Most recently, Harrison received the prestigious 2023 MICHELIN Guide to California ‘Young Chef Award’ and is honored to be in a position to inspire future generations within the restaurant industry.
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George Cole, General Manager
Originally from a quiet town in the Sierra Foothills, George has enjoyed a long hospitality career, starting in a small neighborhood café and scaling up to managing fine restaurants in San Francisco. Along the way he developed a passion for wine, including sommelier certification. He joined the team as a Captain in early 2021 and was promoted to lead the service team in early 2023. Having long since missed an opportunity to marry rich, you can find him at Sons & Daughters nightly. In his free time you will not find him.
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Patrick Gabon, Sous Chef
Patrick moved to NYC in his teenage years from the Philippines then decided to go to culinary school. Afterward he worked around NYC, LA and San Francisco. Outside of work he likes to hang out with family and friends, and to have people over for dinner and game night. He also enjoys watching NBA games, especially when the Knicks are winning.
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Alexander Hay, Chef de Partie
Alex grew up in Norrköping, Sweden. He was introduced to the hospitality industry from a very young age since his father ran a restaurant.
He moved to Stockholm as soon as he had finished school and after spending time in London and Switzerland, he eventually returned to Stockholm and met Harrison at Gastrologik where they worked together as Chef de Parties. Over the past four years he has been running a restaurant in the north of Sweden with his wife Frida.
On his days of you will usually find him at a restaurant, wine bar or ball game.
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CHRIS WILLIAMS , CHEF DE PARTIE
Born and raised in the Bay Area. Chris’ first memories of food were sitting in the kitchen watching his mother and grandma cook. Ever since then he has been interested in food.
In his free time he likes to spend time with family and friends, watch the Sacramento Kings win and hike with his dog, waffles.
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Brian Tierney, Chef de Partie
Brian was born in Texas and spent the majority of his first 16 years living abroad in the middle east and Singapore. During this time he was exposed to many different types of cuisine and sparked his interest in the culinary industry. After studying petroleum engineering he moved out to California to pursue a career as a chef. He has spent the last 6 years working in fine dining establishments in San Francisco and on the peninsula before landing at Sons and Daughters.
In his free time you will find Brian at the beach with his dog Stella or on a long run through the hills surrounding the bay area.
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Arne "Sebbe" Lönnberg
Sebbe was born in kalmar in the south of Sweden, but grew up in stockholm.
He has always had an interest in food, and when he was 16 he visited a restaurant school in sweden, and they seemed to have so much that he was inspired to get involved.
Most recently Sebbe worked as a Sous chef at Nook in stockholm where he spent nearly 5 years, before that working at Gastrologik and that’s when he first worked with Harrison.
On his days off, you can usually find him at a bar or Ikea.
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David Kolvek, Beverage Director
David grew up in British Columbia helping at his parents’ restaurant and snowboarding Whistler Blackcomb whenever he had the chance. He studied computer science and business at Lehigh University and contemplated his next move back West. His passion for wine, food, and hospitality brought him to San Francisco, although the natural beauty of Northern California sure helped. In his free time he enjoys playing basketball, but never misses the opportunity to head to the mountains to hike or ski.
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Patrick Fitzgerald, Captain
Patrick is an Oakland native who started his hospitality career in the kitchen of a family-run Italian restaurant in Merced. After returning to his Oakland roots, he realized that he had more of an aptitude for interacting with guests in the dining room. He has since helmed the bar program at the Oakland institution Oliveto (now-shuttered) and also spent time expanding his wine knowledge at À Côté in the Rockridge neighborhood.
In his spare time Patrick plays Vintage Baseball for the Oakland Colonels, tends to his classic Volvo station wagon and spends time with his wife, Carolyn, and two cats, Rowena and Salem.
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Jason Dunham, Backwaiter
Born in Alabama to a family of gardeners, hunters, and fishermen, Jason developed an appreciation for all things food at an early age.
He worked in the catering industry, focusing on pastry for almost a decade. A move to Sonoma County in 2009 saw his focus shift to front of house. More recently, he relocated to San Francisco and joined Sons and Daughters.
When he isn’t working he enjoys cooking, aquascaping and spending time with his husband Brit.
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Yony a Cruz Pereira, Porter
Yony is from Honduras and has been an invaluable part of the Sons & Daughters team since 2018. His contribution is key to the success of our nightly services and his hard work, along with his eye for detail makes what we do possible.
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Teague Moriarty, Proprietor
Born and raised in Santa Cruz, Sons & Daughters owner Teague Moriarty opened his Nob Hill restaurant in 2010.
His culinary journey started early in the coastal backyard of his childhood home where much of his families produce was grown.
An appreciation for fine dining and local grown and produced food took him to the California Culinary Academy, during and after which he worked in bay area restaurants as he conceptualized Sons & Daughters.
Since late 2021, Teague has taken a step back from the day-to-day operations at the restaurant so that he can spend more time with his wife, two daughters and their dog, Lulu.
Sons & Daughters is always looking for dedicated professionals to join our team.
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