Harvey Sadaichi Lovejoy is the Executive Chef for the Sun House Restaurant in Bradenton Beach, Florida. Chef Harvey joined the Sun House in July, 2009 and has been instrumental in developing the current menu by adding his unique Asian-influenced flair to the featured Floribbean cuisine. Harvey’s most recent menu addition, Forbidden Scallops, is an award winner at the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association’s Chowdown for Charity and was recently featured in Sarasota Magazine as one of the area’s 10 best new menu items. Prior to joining the Sun House, Chef Harvey was executive Chef at Hilton Hotels, Bald Head Island Resort in North Carolina, and Carolco Movie Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. While with Carolco, Chef Harvey prepared meals for Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brandon Lee, Dennis Quaid, and Julia Roberts to name a few. Harvey also spent four years with Walt Disney World at various locations including opening the Animal Kingdom and Animal Kingdom Lodge. Chef Harvey received his degree in Culinary Sciences from Johnson & Wales University in 1986. He began cooking at age 13 in his family’s Italian restaurant in West Virginia. Harvey spends his free time collecting recipes and cookbooks and dreams of buying a boat and learning to sail. Chef Harvey can be reached at chef1@netscape.com.
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