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Dean Fearing

He has graced the cover of Gourmet magazine, cooked on every national morning television show, all while serving celebrities, presidents, Her Majesty The Queen of England and rock stars at The Mansion on Turtle Creek. Chef Dean Fearing, the “Father of Southwestern Cuisine,” has been the driving force behind the cuisine at The Mansion on Turtle Creek for the better part of 20 years, cooking for people who love good food. The son of an innkeeper, Chef Fearing was raised with grandmothers that knew their way around the kitchen. Fearing, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, travels the world. Fearing also can be found strumming his guitar with his all-chef band, The Barbwires. Dean is also the host of two television shows, Dean’s Cuisine and A Taste of the Southwest, and a published cookbook author. He searches the countryside for inspiration, using all varieties of homegrown peppers, dried chilies, jicama, tomatillos, country wild game, birds and venison in his ever-changing menu. Over the years Fearing has educated his customers and the rest of the country with his Southwest flavors. Unrelentingly creative, the exuberant Chef Fearing, winner of The James Beard Foundation Restaurant Award for “Best Chef in the Southwest”, the Mobil “Five Star Award” from 1995... Next

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