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Anne Fitzsimons

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General Manager / Partner

 

With soft tones in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, the Front Of the House is lead by General Manager/Owner

Anne Fitzsimons, a native of N. Ireland.

 

Passion, focus and a hospitality degree in hand, Anne has work at some of the top hotels and Restaurants in

Belfast including the

5 star Cullodon, Jury's Hotel Group,

and opening Banquet Director for the Belfast Waterfront where she was in charge and responsible for setting high standards of service in both the back and front of the house.

 

Anne's career then led her to join the 

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities in Cape May where she spent 4 years as the

Special Events Director

before opening Jay's On Third in 2008.

 

Anne has traveled the world with visits to some of the most esteemed kitchens, and now brings those experiences to Stone Harbor

                                                   

 Jason Hippen

 

​Executive Chef / Partner

 

A graduate of the Academy of Culinary Arts in Mays Landing N.J. Jason has worked and trailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific in some of the coolest kitchens in the country 

 

     Growing up with a Thai Mother and a Father from New York who was in the pizza business, Chef grew an interest in food at an early age.  It was during college that Jason worked locally as a Sous Chef in Wildwood Crest.  Upon graduation from school, Jason headed to Philadelphia and was hired as a line cook at the acclaimed Morimoto. It was at Morimoto that Jason developed a passion for ingredients from around the world and the beauty of Culinary Arts.

 

   Wanting to learn more, Jason has staged and worked with some of the best talents and friends in the country including Michael Chiarello, Jared Gadbaw & Ben Lee, Marcus Gleadow-Ware

, William Bradley, David Britton, Lee Lucier and Chef Will Zuchman.

 

 He spent seasons 8-9 in the kitchens of the Food Network's "Restaurant: Impossible" where he was Culinary Producer assisting Chef Robert Irvine, re-launching over 15 restaurant openings across the country. He was part of the opening team of high end eateries such as

Red Square in 2004 and the popular Buddakan in 2007 in Atlantic City and appered on the hit

Food Network show Beat Bobby

 

     To continue his growth, Jason is an active traveler during the off season to the West Coast including Hawaii to work with peers such as Roy Yamaguchi's team at Roy's in Kaanapali and visits at Wolfgang Pucks Spago in Wailea, Juniper & Ivy and Herringbone.  San Diego is also a city he calls inspirational for his menu updated with the newest trends coming from 5 star restaurants and the American pub scene. Locally, he spent the 2016-2019 season cooking for the owners of the

 Philadelphia Eagles and thier guests including and during their 2018 Super Bowl win.

 

In 2017, Chef Jason was awarded the prestigious 

PRIX AU CHEF DE L'AVENIR (Chef of the Future) by The International Academy of Gastronomy.  

Chef Hippen is 1 of 5 chefs in the United States to hold this award.

 

     His love for the kitchen, travelling the world combined with the culinary heritage from his Thai mother,  his cooking focuses on clean, fragrant & delicate cuisine with new-fashion touches for his guests to experience.