Michael Paley

Events

BB&T and The Local Palate Present Farm Feast Auction Benefiting Feed the Need and Lowcountry Local First’s Incubator Farm and Training Center
Restaurant:Proof on Main
Address:Louisville, KY
Website: www.proofonmain.com

Chef Michael Paley has had a love affair with pizza for most of his life. Having an Italian family and hailing from New Jersey, this was inevitable. Garage Bar represents a labor of love and a fascination with the art of making craft pizza. In addition to being part owner of Garage Bar, Paley is also the Executive Chef at Proof on Main restaurant located in downtown Louisville’s award-winning 21c Museum Hotel. Under Paley’s leadership, Proof on Main has become a showcase for the bounty of the Ohio River Valley. His exciting, accessible menu combines the culinary influences of Italy and the American South and pays homage to organic gardening, local farmers, artisanal producers, and sustainable agriculture. Proof on Main was honored to be named one of the “Best New Restaurants 2006,” by Esquire, and garnered the highest score in the country in the dining category of the Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 Readers’ Choice Awards. As an official part of Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail, the restaurant and bar stocks over 50 of Kentucky’s finest Bourbons. Prior to joining Proof in 2005, Paley worked in South Florida with some of the nation’s top chefs including John Belleme at Zemi, Daniel Boulud at Café Boulud Palm Beach, and Carey Savona at Lucca in the Boca Resort.