Chef Ethan West

Chef At Home in Whitefish
Chef Ethan West

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Private Chef based in the Flathead Valley, MT, focused on sourcing local ingedients.

I'm a full time personal chef for a client in Columbia Falls, MT. Also the Kitchen Manager of Swift Creek Cafe in Whitefish, MT. I've been in professional kitchens since I was 14, and graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 2025 with my AOS in Culinary Arts. I grew up in a small town in Alaska and sought out opportunity in the world of food.

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

Cibus Vita Est (Food is life), is a phrase I live by, everyone must eat, so why not enjoy it.

I learned to cook at...

My biggest influence in the culinary arts was my chef/mentor at Per Diem in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

A cooking secret...

I love to source my ingredients from local farm markets and strive for fresh, seasonal ingredients.

My menus

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