Chef and Co-Owner, Birch and Culinary Director at Stone Bank Farm (Milwaukee, WI)
\nKyle Knall is the Culinary Director at Stone Bank Farms and Chef and Co-Owner of
\nBirch, which he runs with his wife and business partner, Meghan Knall. At Birch, Kyle
\nspotlights ingredients sourced exclusively from the region in an open-hearth setting
\nwhile prioritizing delicious, honest cooking and sustainability. Kyle and Meghan are
\ndeepening their commitment to Milwaukee with their next concept, Cassis, a French
\nbistro opening in the Third Ward in fall 2025.<\/p>\n
His work has contributed to the rapid transformation of Milwaukee\u2019s dining scene and
\nearned impressive accolades, including a semi-finalist nomination for \u201cBest Chef:
\nMidwest\u201d (2024, 2025) and \u201cOutstanding Chef\u201d (2022) by the James Beard Foundation
\nand a nod for Birch on The New York Times coveted list of the best restaurants in
\nAmerica, \u201cThe Restaurant List\u201d in 2023, where Kyle\u2019s cooking is celebrated as \u201cworldly
\nMidwestern cuisine free of clich\u00e9s.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Birmingham native has always had a passion for food, one rooted in the traditions
\nof the American South. After studying at Culinard, Knall went to work for industry
\nluminaries Frank Stitt at Chez Fonfon and Highlands Bar & Grill, Michael Anthony at
\nGramercy Tavern, and Stephen Starr at Electric Lemon.<\/p>\n
Earlier in his career, he was a partner of Maysville in New York where he received a
\ntwo-star review from The New York Times, which praised his \u201cunderstated American
\nstyle … a winning blend of the refined and the unpretentious.\u201d The accolades
\ncontinued as Kyle and his partners opened the now-closed Kenton\u2019s in New Orleans,
\nwhich was hailed \u201cBest New Restaurant\u201d by New Orleans Magazine within a year of
\nopening.<\/p>\n
Kyle and Meghan currently live in Fox Point with their son, Aidan, and daughter,
\nMadeline. They are dedicated to giving back to their community and actively support
\ncauses, including the Kinship Community Food Center, St. Marcus Lutheran School,
\nMilwaukee Public Museum, and the Alma Center, among others.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":8237,"template":"","class_list":["post-8236","chef","type-chef","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef\/8236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chef"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}