CEDRIC DURAND – EXECUTIVE CHEF
After graduating from culinary school at Ecole d’Hôtellerie et de Tourisme d’Occitanie in Toulouse, France, Chef Durand honed his culinary skills under two-star Michelin chef Yannick Delpech at the acclaimed Amphitryon, working his way up to Chef de Partie. He also worked at Two Start Michelin Saint James in Bordeaux under Michel Portos. Cedric moved to New York in 2007, and worked at Payard, starting at Chef de Partie and rising to Sous Chef before leaving to join Tastings NYC and Florida, a highly regarded catering and events company, as Executive Chef.
Cedric was then Executive Chef of Juliette in Williamsburg Brooklyn for several years, then then moved to Le Gratin for Daniel Boulud as Executive Chef. During his tenure there, Le Gratin was selected best French restaurant Downtown NYC and in the top 10 French restaurants in NYC. Cedric now resides in the NW corner of CT with his wife and year-old daughter and is looking forward to creating amazing seasonal food using local ingredients.
MARINA MUÑOZ – CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND PARTNER
Marina Muñoz began her career working in the fashion business in the mid ‘90’s. After living in Buenos Aires, Paris and Mexico City, Marina moved back to NYC in 2009 where she joined The Wallgroup and later Lalaland. She then worked as a consultant and stylist for the next fourteen years for the likes of Vogue, Interview Magazine, Target and Tiffany’s. She and her family moved to West Cornwall, CT in 2022. Marina and her Partner began renovating a Greek Revival home from the 1800’s, this renovation lead to working with Devol Kitchens and the chance to be featured in the hit HBO series “For The Love of Kitchens” which was filmed in NYC and West Cornwall. It was during that time working closely with Helen and Paul, the founders of DeVol Kitchens, that Marina realized she wanted to pivot from fashion and open her own store in West Cornwall. This would be the beginning of the next chapter of her life with a bold career change. After a chance meeting with The West Cornwall Development Group and a visit to the site (which would eventually become the first iteration of The Pink House Project) she knew that she wanted to be a part of this new venture.
Now a partner and Creative Director of The Pink House Food Company LLC in the charming town of West Cornwall, CT. With more projects in the works, Marina and her partners are excited to be a part of the continued growth of this community.
MICHAEL REGAN – GENERAL MANAGER
Michael is the General Manager of The Pink House. He has had extensive managerial experience in varied industries including Industrial Design with Karim Rashid as the COO, in finance (with Merrill Lynch as a licensed stock broker), in the music industry as tour manager for the Fine Young Cannibals, in Visitor Services at MoMA, and locally with Provisions at the White Hart Inn in Salisbury and at Irving Farm in Millerton.