On the Line: Chef Jonathan Shuler
The former ROCKSALT chef moved to Dilworth Tasting Room to lead the kitchen, master Croatian cuisine, and study rare wines.

Age: 26 Relationship status: Single Hometown: Originally from New York City but moved to Raleigh in middle school Lives in: South End Currently reading: You Need a Budget by Jesse Mecham
How did you learn to be a chef? I went to culinary school at The Chef’s Academy outside Raleigh, but the best training I had was staging in different restaurants.
What did that involve? Staging is when you work under a chef for two or three days and learn their techniques. I went staging around New York and went to the Michelin realm to see what it’s about.