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CDR Rorke Denver with Josh Feathers
June 24, 2020
Commander Rorke Denver shared with Main House Executive Chef Josh Feathers how his training as a Navy SEAL has evolved into his brand, Ever Onward, encouraging teams and individuals to perform at their highest levels. On today’s episode, Commander Denver sat down with Chef Feathers during his 2019 event, Combat and Campfires. Enjoy these two veterans discussing life after service.
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Rorke Denver
Commander and Former Navy SEAL
Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program. In his second book Worth Dying For: A Navy SEALs Call to a Nation, Rorke tackles the questions that have emerged about America’s past decade at war–from what makes a hero to why we fight and what it does to us. Rorke was most recently seen on FOX’s American Grit. The series followed 16 of the country’s toughest men and women as they faced a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges set in the wilderness.
Denver is the founder of Ever Onward, a fresh, new brand designed to use Navy SEAL principles to call leaders to take action, to suffer, and to be bold so they can perform at their highest levels. He is a highly-sought after speaker to companies and organizations and provides numerous innovative products and services to help teams and individuals live and perform at higher levels.
Host
Josh Feathers
Executive Chef of the Main House at Blackberry Farm
An East Tennessee native who grew up with an appreciation for the region and its land, Executive Chef Josh Feathers understands and celebrates the flavors that the South has to offer, while adding touches of elegance he learned through his world travels.
Finding his culinary inspiration and initial training in Naples, Italy, Chef Feathers discovered his passion for culinary arts while stationed overseas with the United States Navy. As sous chef for the Commander in Chief of Southern Forces in Europe, Chef Feathers prepared formal dinners and ceremonies for numerous dignitaries. He found inspiration in the culture and cuisine of Italy and its passion for food. From Naples to the Pentagon, Chef Feathers moved back to the United States to begin his next assignment with the Secretary of the Navy. Heads of State, Senators, Foreign Ambassadors and the Navy’s distinguished guests have all experienced the gastronomic talents of Chef Feathers. Chef Feathers has a long career history with Blackberry Farm, serving as Pastry Chef, Sous Chef, Executive Sous Chef, and rising to Corporate Chef in 2007. When the Blackberry family opened Blackberry Mountain in 2019, Chef Feathers took his experience and passion to the Mountain to help build the culinary program in Three Sisters, the property’s flagship restaurant. In 2020, Chef Feathers returned to Blackberry Farm as Executive Chef of the Main House. Right at home in the Main House kitchen, Chef Feathers continues to evolve his cuisine, maintaining a focus on sharing fresh, delicious ingredients in a thoughtful way.
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