Chef’s Bio

Carefully Crafted Excellence at Our Jenner Restaurant

Eric Shoemaker, Executive Chef at Alexander’s at Timber Cove Inn, brings a fresh perspective to the carefully crafted Coastal Mediterranean cuisine our Jenner restaurant is known for.

Shoemaker received his culinary education at the Los Angeles Culinary Institute and began his career as the Sous Chef for the Petaluma Sheraton.

Since graduating from the Los Angeles Culinary Institute, Chef Shoemaker has cemented his reputation as one of California’s top culinary talents by working as Executive Chef at the Cal-Expo Marriott in Sacramento and Sous Chef at the Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco.

Chef Shoemaker will complement his classical techniques with innovative flavor combinations to create fresh takes on coastal cuisine. The kitchen will use only the freshest regionally and locally sourced ingredients acquired from local growers and purveyors, and organic fruits and vegetables will be a staple of Chef Shoemaker’s dishes.

The Chef’s menus, which he will update weekly, will place an emphasis on sustainable seafood, grass-fed beef, locally sourced meats and poultry, and fresh vegetarian options. Artisan desserts will be prepared in-house.

Shoemaker currently resides in Santa Rosa.

To learn more about the delicious Sonoma dining at Alexander’s, please visit our Restaurant page.