Cody Hogan

Executive Chef

Before being distracted by food, Lidia’s Executive Chef Cody Hogan was a classical pianist. While studying music in Germany as a Rotary scholar, Cody became interested in the culinary arts and found himself a few years later working at Chez Panisse. In 1998, he began to work with Lidia Bastianich, with whom he has worked for the past 27 years.  Cody has served as the Pastry Chef, Chef de Cuisine, General Manager, and became the Executive Chef in 2018 .   Hogan was also Lidia’s traveling assistant, food stylist, and the studio chef for her Emmy-nominated television program in which he occasionally appeared on camera. Cody has been extremely active in promoting great local farms and products in the Midwest, and is an avid gardener.