David Levi

David Levi is a chef, writer, teacher, and activist.  After studying history at Dartmouth and earning his MFA in poetry at Bennington, David worked in New York restaurants before becoming a full-time tutor and, later, a high school history and English teacher.    In 2010 & 2011, David staged with the great Tuscan butchers Stefano Falorni and Dario Cecchini, at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Perry St. in NYC, at Noma in Copenhagen, and at Fäviken Magasinet in the northerly region of Jamtland, Sweden.  In 2011, David returned to Portland, ME and began teaching a series of cooking classes, based on local foods and the nutritional wisdom of indigenous societies, Weston Price, and Gary Taubes.

David is now working on opening his Portland restaurant, to be called Vinland.  Vinland may be the first fine-dining restaurant anywhere to use 100% local foods, with a special emphasis on wild foods, and produce zero waste.  The aim to benefit ethical local food producers as much as possible.