Dark Horse Restaurant

Meet Executive Chef Jeffrey Trujillo. This CIA (Culinary Institute of America) graduate has over 30 years of professional experience.

Executive Chef Jeffrey Trujillo, a native Long Islander, has cooked from Texas to NYC to eastern Long Island during his 25-year career. He has worked for many of the luminaries of the culinary world including Daniel Boulud, Craig Claiborne, among others. Obtaining the best and freshest of everything comes naturally to Chef Jeff; his parents and brother are active in Long Island’s fishing industry. More recently, along with his wife and four children, Jeff has becomes increasingly interested in the area’s fresh and organic agriculture movement. In addition to his responsibilities at Dark Horse, Chef Jeff is an instructor in the Culinary Arts Programs of Suffolk Community College. He also serves as a vice-president of the Long Island Chefs Coalition.