Chef Danny Garcia is executive chef at Saga Hospitality Group, where he’ll lead the kitchen at a new Manhattan restaurant scheduled to open in late 2024. A native Brooklynite, Danny attended  Johnson & Wales in Providence, Rhode Island. While studying for his degree in culinary arts, Danny worked at Ben Suckle’s Birch. After graduation, Danny took a full-time position at The NoMad, where he rose the ranks to Sous Chef. In 2016, Danny took first prize at the Ment’or Young Chef competition, which afforded him the opportunity to stage with Team USA at the Bocuse d’Or in Lyon. The next year, Danny moved to Napa to join the team at Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry, and rejoin Team USA at the Bocuse d’Or. In 2019, Danny returned to New York City to work alongside his long-time mentor James Kent in opening Crown Shy and Saga restaurants as Executive Sous Chef. In 2021, Danny relocated to Hong Kong to help reopen the highly acclaimed Belon as Chef de Cuisine. Last year, Danny returned to New York to reunite with James Kent’s team at Saga Hospitality Group.