Pedro Depina, Tower Bridge Dinner Lead Chef
The 7th Street Standard
Pedro Depina was born in the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa. He learned essentials of cooking by watching his parents use fresh ingredients from their garden, utilize whole animal from nose
to tail, and build flavors in their kitchen. At a young age, he relocated to Boston Massachusetts. There, he worked shelling summer beans until his thumbs were numb and sold seafood door-to-door in the Cape Verdean neighborhoods for a local fish monger.
Chef Pedro’s professional culinary career flourished in Sacramento in the 1990s. His foundation of cooking professionally was forged from the fires of culinary masters such as Biba, Paragary’s, and the Selland Family Restaurant group.
Chef Pedro has been working intensely in the restaurant industry for three decades and is proud of his path to success. He works passionately to make sure that his approach to the plate is driven by seasonality, showcasing fresh and local produce along with a traditional execution in the kitchen. He has been intimately involved in the Farm to Table movement since its conception in Sacramento in the early 2000s.
Chef Pedro is currently the Chef De Cuisine at the 7th Street Standard restaurant and Clayton Club rooftop lounge, both located the historic Hyatt Centric hotel in Downtown Sacramento.
