Chef Tom McEachern is currently the Executive Chef at PIRCH. He was the Executive Chef Partner at Capital Grille in Dunwoody, Georgia. Prior to that, he was the Executive Chef of Ray’s Restaurants in Atlanta from 2007-2011, and the Executive Chef at The Horseradish Grill in Atlanta from 2002-2007. McEachern has more than 20 years of experience as an executive chef with restaurants including the 1848 House Restaurant, Café Protégé (Florida Culinary Institute), Azalea, The Abbey, The Occidental (Washington, D.C.), The Inn at Phillips Mill (New Hope, PA) and the Killearn Country Club & Inn (Tallahassee, FL).

Media Appearances

• Chopped, Food Network, Contestant, Gotta Grill! (2011)
• National Broadcast, The Weather Channel, Guest Chef (2009)
• Atlanta Chefs with Tim Creehan, The Tourist Network, Guest Chef (2009)
• Featured Chefs, Niman Ranch, Featured Chef, Tom McEachern of Ray’s on the River (2010)
• Great Chefs – Great Cities, The Discovery Channel, Featured Chef (1993)

Additional Notables Volunteer/Community Work

March of Dimes
Participant (2008 – 2011)

S.O.S. Atlanta (Share Our Strength)
Guest Chef (1995 – 1998, 2007 – 2011)

Derek Rackley Fragile Kids Foundation
Participant (2007 – 2010)

MUST Ministries: Fishes & Loaves Kitchen
Volunteer Chef (2008 – Present)

Junior League of Atlanta
Host, Tour of Kitchens (2013)

SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center
Participant Chef (2013)

Featured Authorship
Contributed Recipes
“Cooking in the South”
“Second Helpings”

News Featurettes
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Marietta Daily Journal

Lifestyle Publications
Atlanta Magazine
Cobb Life
Flavors Magazine
Food Arts
Knife & Fork
Produce Concepts
Where Magazine

Personal Achievements
James Beard Foundation
Guest Chef (1999, 2003)
“Rising Star of American Cuisine”