Restauranteur & Executive Chef
Localis, Sacramento
Localis, the Barnum-Dann’s flagship restaurant, is located in the Poverty Ridge district of Sacramento’s vibrant midtown community. It’s a fine dining restaurant whose mission is to give guests the best possible tasting menu experience. Using the freshest ingredients, Barnum-Dann expertly prepares and beautifully presents his food. His infectious passion, coupled with his creativity and willingness to play in the kitchen, has put Localis on the map among California’s top fine dining restaurants.
Betty Wine Bar & Bottle Shop, Sacramento
Betty is Barnum-Dann’s sister restaurant to his flagship Localis. Located by Southside Park in the Southside Historic District of Sacramento. It’s a European-style wine bar and restaurant whose mission is to give guests a great wine pairing and dining experience.
Consulting Chef
The Pour Choice, Auburn
The Pour Choice, owned by Jordan and Melinda Minyard, is Auburn, California’s first and only craft coffee bar and tap room. It is the marriage of all things craft. Their aim is bringing people together, those in the shop and those locally and around the world who are creating the delicate, robust and unique notes found in the 28 taps at the bar. In a consulting chef role, Barnum-Dann created the original food menu and presentation, and trained staff to execute it.
Scorpio Coffee, Sacramento
Scorpio Coffee, owned by Sam Balean, is Sacramento, California’s best craft coffee bar. Its internationally award-winning team lives to make technically excellent and extraordinary-tasting coffee. In a consulting chef role, Barnum-Dann created the original food menu and presentation, and trained the staff to execute it flawlessly, just like they do each cup of coffee.
