Guest Chef Night: Chef Sabrina Tinsley

Guest Chef Night pairs premier local chefs with FareStart students to create a three-course meal served by volunteer community members. All revenue and donations from Guest Chef Night support FareStart’s job training and placement programs.

About the Chef

Chef Sabrina Tinsley is the Executive Chef and co-owner of Osteria la Spiga, a cornerstone of Seattle’s Capitol Hill dining scene, serving cuisine of Emilia Romagna, Italy since 1998. She recently opened La Dispensa, a fresh take on the magic of the Italian deli. Besides sharing her passion for Italian food, she donates her time as a mentor to aspiring culinary professionals and has contributed time and resources to diversity programs advocating for female chefs and chefs of color. Among these programs is Future of Diversity which she started in 2021 offering her platform to emerging chefs of color for pop-up events at La Spiga. 

Chef Sabrina is a James Beard WEL fellow, has served on the Foundation Board of Community Roots Housing, was co-chair of the DEI Committee for Les Dames d’Escoffier, has competed on the Food Network shows Iron Chef America, Guys Grocery Games and most recently Chopped (April 2024), earning the title of Chopped Champion for Battle Italiano: Emilia-Romagna.