Wil Drake

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Years of Participation

2024

Wil Drake is chef/founder of Hero--a casual, all-day restaurant featuring house-made brioche doughnuts, sandwiches, salads, breakfast plates, brunch and more. Wil has cooked over the years in spaces ranging from fine dining, casual burger joints, medical treatment facilities, and pop-ups that drew crowds to his specialty creations in Birmingham, AL. Hero, part of the Pihakis Restaurant Group features doughnuts, burgers and the now-famous Super Crunch Chicken Sandwich at Hero outposts in Birmingham, Atlanta, Charleston and very soon, Nashville. Hero remixes the classics with creativity, quality, and flavor. Our fresh takes on the old favorites are full of nostalgia, low on bland, and high on flavor.