Our Team
Chef Chip Flanagan
Chip Flanagan is the Executive Chef at Ralph's on the Park, and is a passionate advocate for quality over quantity when it comes to his food. Studying Fine Arts at New York University gave Chef Chip an artists' perspective on composing culinary masterpieces, and his drive for fresh and organic food sends him on several journeys a week to the local farmer's market to find the best ingredients for his restaurant. He is locally trained, both at Delgado's Culinary Arts program and in the kitchens of New Orleans. In addition to his hometown training, he has traveled the world, cooking in Brazil, France and St. Croix. His global perspective has inspired him to be inventive and creative, and he has brought that philosophy to the kitchen at Ralph's on the Park since taking the reigns as Executive Chef.
Though Flanagan prides himself on his grasp of diverse recipes using local ingredients (rooftop-smoked bacon with fresh local pea shoots is amongst his many creations), he is equally talented with Louisiana cuisine, and his gumbo was named best in New Orleans at the annual United Way "Got Gumbo" cook off. He builds his guests' culinary passion by offering delicious familiar as well as foreign foods, and by updating local favorites with new, eccentric twists.
In the kitchen, Chef Flanagan enjoys working with people who love cooking and joking as much as he does. A quick-witted and laid back guy, Flanagan is as comfortable in the kitchen or at an awards ceremony as he is on the beach. This talented new chef is a family man who is married with two kids.
