Rising Stars: Meet Cameron Garvey of Wilmington

Today we’d like to introduce you to Cameron Garvey.

Hi Cameron, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I’ve been cooking since I was a kid. Maybe like first grade. My grandma got me in the kitchen making polish food with her.

Later in high school I went to a vocational school my junior and senior year for culinary. Through going to school there I was able to be apart of a program called CCAP (careers through culinary arts program). Kids in this program have to do a culinary competition to be able to win scholarships to different schools and programs.

I won one to the Colonial Williamsburg Apprenticeship Program. This program was a 3.5 year program I had to go master multiple different rotations before moving onto the next rotation in the kitchen. Such as baker, butcher, saute cook, grill cook, prep cook, breakfast cook, and everything in between. On top of being an apprentice. They sent me to go to school full time at Reynolds community college.

After graduating I stayed on as a lead cook in banquets at the Williamsburg Lodge before I found PinPoint restaurant.

I was really stoked to get back into the restaurant world again. Especially a farm to table and chef driven restaurant. I started here as a cook, and I worked my way up to Sous Chef, then Chef de Cuisine, and now Executive Chef.

I’ve been the Executive Chef here for 4 years now

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I wouldn’t say totally smooth or totally rough. It takes a lot to work your way up. There’s been a lot of sleepless nights, trial and errors, and what have you. All the struggles that I had to go through I feel only helped prepare me for the position I’m currently in.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
Here at PinPoint we specialize in being a very creative chef driven restaurant. Our menu has the ability to change daily. It allows myself and our crew to have a space to be creative, push ourselves, and continue to grow. You never know what you’re going to find out menu.

Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
To be honest I don’t really look to specific books or apps for ideas. My brain is very random with creative thoughts. You know I might see something on Instagram or out of a book, or sometimes I’m just spit balling a loose idea with my team and that evolves into something that’s on our menu. I try to keep an open mind

Contact Info:

• Website: https://pinpointrestaurant.com
• Instagram: @pinpointrestaurant
• Facebook: PinPoint restaurant