Restaurant Chef Talk Barcelona Fairfield Welcomes New Executive Chef Ian Kokkeler Amy Kundrat and Stephanie Webster August 03, 2014 Barcelona in Fairfield has welcomed new executive chef Ian Kokkeler, with previous chef Helton DaSilva relocating south to man the restaurant groups second busiest restaurant in Atlanta.Kokkeler hails from Austin, where he spent the last several years as executive chef as some of that city’s most well known restaurants includingUchi, Congress and the W Hotel in Austin He spent 7 years at Uchi, a Japanese restaurant, where plating and precision called upon his talents as an artist."I am artistic, and here at Barcelona we are rustic. I hope to blend these two with my plating style. As an artist, I like to paint and sculpt, and that translates well to cooking," said Kokkeler during our visit to Barcelona during his first full week on the job.
