Our Team
We're a small group of passionate, hard-working people who believe in the power of quality ingredients, local community, and good food.
Our creative culinary team whips up delicious new dishes everyday, our neighborhood market teams keep the shelves stocked with the best from our kitchen, local farms, and food-makers, and our dedicated delivery team brings it right to your door.
CEO/FOUNDER - LUKE OPPENHEIM
Is a hotdog a sandwich? Please give your reasoning below.
A hot dog is absolutely not a sandwich. It’s like saying potato chips are the same as fries.
SOUS CHEF - SAM ADAMS
What is your go-to guilty pleasure?
My go-to guilty pleasure would have to be sweets. I love desserts like no other. On the weekends, I look forward to a full stack (3) of buttermilk pan cakes. Mostly my own, scratch-made and always with beaten egg whites, but if I choose to not want to make a mess - then I'll grab some from Bett's Ocean View Diner in Berkley. They're the BEST!
NICOLETTE MANESCALCHI - EXECUTIVE CHEF
What’s the first concert you attended?
Celine Dion was my first concert
CONTROLLER - SCOTT STERN
Scott, raised in Southern Florida and a University of Florida alum, found himself settling in the Bay Area after he and his girlfriend drove across the country from coast to coast. Scott worked for Amazon and the Real Food Company before joining Luke's Local as a Controller. Working for a grocery company, it's no surprise that Scott his time outside of work eating at places all around the Bay. He's also a handy guy interested in technology: specifically buying, fixing, and selling scooters and other electronics.
CTO - TOMÁS GUTIÉRREZ
What’s the first concert you attended?
hrmmm…. don’t remember. I think it was Shakira, in Colombia, before she was famous?
BUYING & MERCHANDISING MANAGER - PAUL TRIPP
Is a hotdog a sandwich? Please give your reasoning below.
Call it what you want to. I’ll enjoy mine while you waste your time arguing your point.
COO - KAYLEIGH KAHN
What’s the first concert you attended?
Taking Back Sunday / Jimmy Eat World
