Sean Sinclair is a chef based in Albuquerque, NM. Most recently, he was the Chef/Owner of Bar Castaneda in Las Vegas, NM where he was awarded Best Chef Greater New Mexico and Best Restaurant Greater New Mexico from Edible Magazine New Mexico. He was born and raised in Tijeras, New Mexico and has great pride in his home state, the land of enchantment.  Right out of high school Sinclair Moved to Portland, Oregon to attend culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu.  From a very young age Sean has recognized the importance of knowing where his food came from so he wanted to make the move to the Pacific Northwest to experience the deep rooted Farm to Table culture that was the Portland food scene.   After several years working in some of the finest kitchens in PDX, Sinclair made the move home and took the Executive Chef position at Albuquerque’s Farm and Table.  Under his leadership Farm and Table won many accolades including being named “Best Restaurant Albuquerque”, from many publications including USA Today.  From Farm and Table Chef Sean took a Sous Chef position at the world famous Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia working under the Pope of American Cuisine himself, Patrick O’Connell.  The Inn at Little Washington is a 3 Michelin Star restaurant and in 2019 was recognized as being the 5th ranked restaurant in the entire world.  

“ I am endlessly grateful for the opportunity Chef POC gave me to work in his kitchen.  The lessons I learned in that restaurant will be with me for the rest of my life.  Chef O’Connell is genuinely one of the greatest chefs to have ever lived.  I was able to cook for him almost daily for over two years, you can’t really get better experience than that!” - Sean Sinclair

Sean resides in Albuquerque with his wife and two children.