our TEAM
Our People
AT THE FORGE
JAMES RAHN : Bladesmith
James has spent the better part of 25 years involved in the restaurant business; serving customers as front of the house staff, honing his knife skills as a butcher, and launching a design agency that developed restaurant concepts across the country. As a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, The Minnesota Guild of Metalsmiths, and the American Bladesmith Society, James brings a designer's eye, a wealth of knife knowledge, and a craftsman's chops to every knife he makes.
RUSS DODD : Bladesmith
His love of the outdoors led James to discover the magic of the Boundary Waters and the beauty of fields and forests of Northern Minnesota. When not living in a tent, James spent the better part of 20 years involved in the restaurant business.
IN THE KITCHEN
EMILIE CELLIA : Chef
James has spent the better part of 20 years involved in the restaurant business. First as front of the house staff and then as principal of a design agency working on concepts for restaurants across the country.
As a member of both the Minnesota Metalworkers Guild and the American Bladesmith Society, James brings a craftsman's chops to every knife he makes.
THIERRY PINOCHET : Chef
James has spent the better part of 20 years involved in the restaurant business. First as front of the house staff and then as principal of a design agency working on concepts for restaurants across the country.
As a member of both the Minnesota Metalworkers Guild and the American Bladesmith Society, James brings a craftsman's chops to every knife he makes.
