Sushi Blue

Bill White began in the restaurant business at age twelve cooking french fries at a drive-in restaurant in Northern Michigan. At age 22, he enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. There, Bill excelled in his studies and, upon graduation, he decided to expand his own culinary experience by traveling throughout Europe wo... rking at esteemed and highly rated restaurants. Bill furthered his education by enrolling at Cornell Universitys School of Hotel Administration, earning a finance degree. Upon graduation, Bill moved to Utah where he purchased the Alpine Prospector Hotel in Park City. Bill successfully orchestrated a major renovation and then reopened it as our flagship restaurant Grappa in 1992. Bill is the owner-operator of the properties Chimayo, Wahso, Windy Ridge Café and Bakery, Ghidottis, Sushi Blue and Billy Blancos. More recently, Bill began restoring the 1938 Historic Hixson Farm, located on Highway 224, to create The Bill White Agriculture, Education and Sustainability Center (a 501(c)3), known locally as The Farm. The Farm is designed to support and preserve the agricultural history that once defined the Park City community by engaging in agricultural techniques aimed at sustainable food production and land conservation. Grappa - Bill White opened Grappa in 1992. It was the restaurant that started Bill White Enterprises. The building is over 100 years old and sits at the top of Main Street. It was home to a brothel, bed and breakfast, and a bar, to name a few. Grappa has three dining room floors and patios offering beautiful gardens and water features that highlight from five different levels. Grappa serves regional Italian food. Bill weaved his influences from abroad, and used his French Culinary influences to blend in the flavor and textures of Italy. We incorporated three important business factors that we use to this very day: Food, Service and Ambiance. The next four years would prove a positive one, because it is then, in 1996, that we opened Chimayo Southwestern ...Read More