Chef Mike Elsner

Michael Elsner is the Executive Chef of the Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront Hotel in Melbourne Beach, Florida. He has worked under the flags of such hotels as Stouffer, Hilton, Adam’s Mark and Omni and several four star restaurants. His career started in New York City as a part time kitchen worker at the age of thirteen.

Since then he has cooked for five U.S. Presidents and scores of celebrities whom he met when Winston-Salem hosted prestigious events such as the National Black Theatre Festival, The Crosby and The Vantage golf tournaments.

Known for his innovative dishes, he has cooked on local television and radio programs including the Good Morning Show and has been profiled in several publications including Restaurateur Magazine, which named Elsner “Chef of the year”.

Elsner is proud of his top ranking at Chef2Chef.net, a forum created for culinarians by culinarians to share advice, recipes and inspirations. When not in his kitchen, he is helping to raise money for various local and national charities including the Chef2Chef scholarship fund. He was also a part time instructor in the culinary program at Guilford Technical Community College, helping to prepare the next generation of great Chefs.