Forage is owned by chefs Bowman Brown and Viet Pham.
While attending culinary school in New England, Bowman got his start in one of the region’s best restaurants working at The Dunaway Restaurant with Food and Wine Best New Chef Mary Dumont and Ben Hasty of The French Laundry. Bowman moved to San Francisco for a chance to work at Gary Danko, a Michelin star restaurant. From there, he took a position at 231 Ellsworth in San Mateo. Bowman came to Utah in 2007 and lives in Highland with his wife Anna and daughter, Maisey.
After graduating from the California Culinary Academy, Viet went to work for Food and Wine Best New Chef Laurent Gras at the Michelin starred The Fifth Floor in San Francisco. Viet continued his career as a private caterer in the Bay Area. He came to Utah in 2007 as the executive chef of Spark in Provo, UT and now lives in Salt Lake City.