Nick Ryan
"The Bomb" Chef
Hometown: The Kitchen
Small Bio:
Todd Romoser
Owner/The Island Beer Guy
Hometown: Chicago suburbs, Batavia, Illinois
College: Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
Small Bio: Todd, fell in love with the craft beer industry while living in Durango and Denver, Colorado. He enjoys traveling the country with his wife in the pursuit of great beers and good times. Traded the mountains for the beach 4 years ago and thinks the only thing Hilton Head Island is missing is a ski resort. He also started a company that makes koozies called Keg Tuxes, for full size kegs, check it out at
www.kegtux.com.
Favorite Plate: Fresh Fish, Grits, House Pickles and Black-eyed Pea Cakes
Favorite Drink: Farmhouse Ales
stacey@bomborasgrille.com
Stacey Romoser
Owner/"The Bomb" Promoter
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
College: Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
Small Bio: Stacey loves to go on road trips with her husband stopping at breweries along the way. She enjoys hanging out with her Dog Rango. She has worked for Pebble Beach Golf Resorts, Kimpton Boutique Hotels, Durango Mountain Resort and is also part family owner of the Art Cafe Pottery studio here on Hilton Head Island. Her hobbies include kayaking, hiking, skiing, learning about the beer industry and coming up with different business ideas.
Favorite Plate: Anything with fresh ingredients made from scratch
Favorite Drink: Pinot Noirs and White Burgundies
jeff@bomborasgrille.com
Jeff Gerber
Owner/Wine Bubba
Hometown: Florence, Oregon
College: University of Oregon
Small Bio: Jeff is a wine lover with extensive wine knowledge. He got the nickname “wine bubba” because he does not believe in taking wine so seriously. He believes that wine should not be pretentious, snooty, snobby or intimidating. His favorite question is “what is the best bottle of wine in the world?”. His answer to this question is “whatever makes YOU happy, not me and not some writer”. He enjoys educating people about wine and helping them find THEIR “best wine in the world”.
Favorite Plate: Steak, Kobe Beef Sliders
Favorite Drink: Big Red Wines, Single Malt Scotch & Allagash White
rocky@bomborasgrille.com
Rocky Whitehead
Owner/The Mayor
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
College: University of Cincinnati School of Pharmacy
Small Bio: Rocky loves entertaining and having good times, with great food, cold drinks and chill people. His previous profession was owner and operator of several Long Term Care Pharmacies. He and his family currently own and operate the Art Cafe located in Coligny Plaza on Hilton Head Island. He has lived full time on Hilton Head since 2005 and loves to golf every chance he gets.