John Doherty is the owner and executive chef of Blackbarn Restaurant in NoMad and Hudson Valley, New York. He operates the celebrated restaurant with his business partner and childhood friend Tom Struzzieri. Previously, John oversaw the kitchen of the iconic Waldorf-Astoria for more than twenty-five years while becoming the hotel's youngest executive chef. John is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and founder of Heavenly HARVST, a foundation to help end world hunger by providing nutritious, shelf-stable meals to those in need. He resides in New York with his family.