Chef John Billings

Fabulous People: John Billings

John Billings is the executive chef at Lake Lawn Resort, an historic resort located along Delavan Lake’s shoreline, a short drive from Lake Geneva. The resort is home to three restaurants: Lookout Bar & Eatery, Isle of Capri Café and a new concept opening this June in the Frontier Restaurant’s space. Learn about Chef John Billings…

Hometown: Devils Lake, North Dakota

First job: Pizza Hut cook

Favorite ways to spend your free time in WI: Hunting and flipping houses.

Your biggest accomplishment and why: Cooking at the James Beard House. This is like going to the Oscars for a chef as not many chefs have accomplished this. I have done it not once, but three times with a team of four other chefs. During the third time, I was a lead chef. The best experience ever!

The biggest obstacle you overcame: Shyness.

Someone who inspires you and why: My mother. She taught me the basics of cooking at the early age of 5. I stood by her side when she cooked and I watched. Her love for food and how she cooked inspired me to do what I always wanted to be: a chef.

Advice to someone pursuing a career path in what you do: Have thick skin and be a sponge and soak all that knowledge in.  

Favorite quote: “Do what you love and love what you do.”

Something someone would be surprised to learn about you: I was a missionary for my church.

What makes someone fabulous: The love for what you do.

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