Executive Chef
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

Executive Chef Noah Bekofsky began his tenure as a chef working tables at a four star restaurant at the age of 14.  Realizing his comfort behind the stove, Bekofsky embarked on a 20+year adventure that led him to his newest position as Executive Chef at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.

Bekofsky was an active participant in the Chicago culinary and social community. His exclusive program “shop with the chef” is a summer-long education program in conjunction with Chicago’s Green City Market to educate and inform Chicago residents about local and organic purveyors. Bekofsky has participated for three years in Great Meals, Green Deals, a city-wide program with Chicago Gateway Green to raise funds for a greener Chicago. He also sits on the Chef Advisory Board of Common Threads, a not-for-profit program teaching at-risk children about tolerance and diversity through food and nutrition.  Bekofsky is a regular fixture on Chicago television, appearing on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and WGN to share his knowledge of food safety and selection.

Prior to joining the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Chef Noah served as the executive chef for the Fairmont Chicago for 3.5 years.  Before that he held the executive chef position at the Kapalua Bay Hotel and Ocean Villas in Kapalua Hawaii and at the Westin Salishan Lodge and Golf Resort in Gleneden Beach, Oregon.