Brad Toles

Savoury’s founder, CEO and Executive Chef Brad Toles is a visionary of the culinary arts. His expertise, attention to detail and master artistry is a powerful combination that has earned him extensive accolades and prestigious honors through the culinary world.

He began his culinary career as a line cook in the kitchen of the Red Lion Hotel and Resort in Bakersfield, California.

In 1992 Chef Toles earned a place on Team USA West in the Culinary Olympics that competed in Frankfurt, Germany. He was nominated as one of North America’s top-rated chefs by the Chef In American Awards Foundation for creative menu development in 1994.

Chef Toles created the California Culinary Olympic Team. The goal of Team California is to create an inspired educational environment that strives not only for culinary excellence, but also to provide hunger relief assistance through the California Culinary Disaster Relief division and the California Culinary World Hunger Relief division.
Of Team California, Chef Toles has said, “This is my dream, Olympic Gold which assists in feeding the world.”

In 1996 he opened the doors of Savoury’s Full Service Catering and Food Management Company. The goal of Savoury’s is to bring innovation, diversity and quality to every gathering whether it’s an intimate business meeting or a large gala for thousands.Chef Toles is responsible for all aspects of menu design, food service management and food processing for this full-service catering company that currently employs over 150 people.

One of Savoury’s most successful and longest standing relationships has been with the Palm Springs Convention Center. The convention center has held numerous prestigious events and conventions catered exclusively by Savoury’s, including the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Savoury’s has also joined forces with the efforts of Team California to provide hunger relief assistance to the Palm Springs community. Savoury’s is also the Food Service Management Leader for the City of Palms Springs N.I.M.S division and will play a strategic role in the event of a local disaster.

Now Chef Toles, along with Team California, focuses on delivering high-quality catering services and culinary innovations, providing hunger relief assistance throughout the United States, and striving to create a healthier workplace, community and environment through extensive green and sustainability practices.