Stan Frankenthaler

Stan Frankenthaler is a food industry professional who has been a chef, vice-president of product development^[1] and corporate executive chef at Dunkin' Brands and, at CraftWorks Holdings, chief officer of food and beverage.^[2] In 2019, he joined Shari's Cafe & Pies as executive chef and SVP of supply chain.^[3]

Frankenthaler grew up in Savannah, Georgia,^[4] and is a graduate of the University of Georgia, class of 1982. He attended The Culinary Institute of America from 1982 until 1984.^[2]

Career

Early in his career, Frankenthaler apprenticed in Boston under Jody Adams, Jasper White and Gordon Hamersley. With Chris Schlesinger, he opened the Blue Room in Kendall Square.^[2] On his own, he ran Salamander, an Asian fusion restaurant in Boston.^[5]

When he was executive chef at Dunkin’, he was the first to hold that position.^[5]

Honors and awards

He was nominated three times for the James Beard Foundation Award Best Chef in the Northeast.^[3]