Executive Chef
Jeff Mosher
Executive Chef, Rotation Napa
At Rotation · Oxbow Public Market · Napa
The kitchen
At Rotation
- CuisineNapa Valley Farm-to-Table
- RoleExecutive Chef — year-round anchor for the open hearth and visiting residencies.
- VenueRotation by Feast it Forward, Napa, CA — Oxbow Public Market.
Accolades
Recognition
- Best Winery in North America, World's Best Vineyards — 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024 (Robert Mondavi Winery culinary team)
- Featured Chef, Pebble Beach Food & Wine
- Executive Chef, Robert Mondavi Winery — 15 years
- Executive Chef, Julia's Kitchen at Copia — Napa Valley
- Best Winery in North America, World's Best Vineyards — 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024 (Robert Mondavi Winery culinary team)
- Featured Chef, Pebble Beach Food & Wine
- Executive Chef, Robert Mondavi Winery — 15 years
- Executive Chef, Julia's Kitchen at Copia — Napa Valley
- Four-Star Kitchen Alumnus — Campton Place, San Francisco, under chefs Laurent Manrique and Daniel Humm
About
Jeff Mosher
With more than 20 years cooking in Napa Valley, Jeff Mosher is the culinary anchor at Rotation Napa. He guides the kitchen through every residency, collaborates with each incoming chef, and ensures that the food on the table every night reflects the best of what the region grows.
Jeff Mosher has spent more than two decades building one of the most quietly distinguished culinary careers in Napa Valley. He is not a chef who chases headlines. He is the kind of chef who makes everything around him better.
Mosher grew up in Iowa and fell into cooking the way most great chefs do, not through a plan but through pull. His first kitchen job was at a local pizzeria in Oberlin, Ohio, where he was an undergraduate at Oberlin College. The adrenaline of the line hooked him immediately. After a junior year abroad studying and eating through Strasbourg, France, he graduated and moved to San Francisco in 1997, working his way through some of the city's most respected kitchens. He cooked at E and O Trading Company, moved to Clouds where he was promoted to sous-chef, then to North Star, and eventually to Campton Place, where he worked under acclaimed chefs Laurent Manrique and Daniel Humm, executing four-star contemporary French cuisine.
In 2004, Mosher made the move that would define his career: he came to Napa Valley as sous-chef at Julia's Kitchen at Copia, working under Chef Victor Scargle. He rose to Executive Chef in 2006. In 2009, he became Executive Chef at Robert Mondavi Winery, a position he held for more than 15 years. During that tenure he curated the winery's culinary garden, built seasonal menus around its harvests, hosted world-class events, and represented the winery internationally with postings in Singapore, Costa Rica, and beyond. He describes the Mondavi years as a master class in the relationship between food, wine, and hospitality. He cooked alongside Margrit Mondavi. He earned the trust of Genevieve Janssens, Winemaker Emeritus. He built a kitchen culture rooted in collaboration and creativity.
At Rotation Napa, Mosher brings all of that to bear in a role unlike any he has held before. As Executive Chef, he leads the core culinary team year-round, collaborates with each incoming guest chef to execute their vision at the highest level, and builds the seasonal foundation that every residency is planted in. He is the constant in a restaurant designed to change, the reason the room works every night regardless of who is headlining.
His cooking is rooted in Napa Valley's extraordinary agricultural bounty. Farm relationships built over two decades inform every menu. His food is precise, seasonal, and grounded in a deep respect for what the region produces and what great wine demands from the plate beside it.
Questions
FAQ
Who is Jeff Mosher?
Jeff Mosher is the Executive Chef at Rotation Napa, located at Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa, California. He has cooked in Napa Valley for more than 20 years, with a career spanning Julia's Kitchen at Copia and more than 15 years as Executive Chef at Robert Mondavi Winery. He leads the year-round culinary team at Rotation and collaborates with each monthly guest chef residency.
What is Jeff Mosher's role at Rotation Napa?
Mosher serves as the Executive Chef who anchors the kitchen through every residency. He guides the core culinary team, builds the seasonal menu foundation, and works directly with each incoming guest chef to ensure their vision is executed at the highest level. While the headlining chef changes monthly, Mosher is the constant presence that makes the concept work night after night.
Where did Jeff Mosher cook before Rotation Napa?
Mosher spent more than 15 years as Executive Chef at Robert Mondavi Winery, one of Napa Valley's most iconic culinary and hospitality destinations. Before that he was Executive Chef at Julia's Kitchen at Copia. His earlier career included four-star kitchens in San Francisco under chefs Laurent Manrique and Daniel Humm at Campton Place, and international culinary postings in Singapore and Costa Rica.
What style of food does Jeff Mosher cook?
Mosher's cooking is rooted in Napa Valley's seasonal agricultural bounty. His approach is farm-to-table in the truest sense, built on two decades of direct relationships with local growers and producers. His food is designed to complement wine, reflecting the belief he formed at Robert Mondavi Winery that great food and great wine should elevate each other on the table.
Does Jeff Mosher cook at Rotation Napa every night?
Yes. Unlike the monthly guest chef residents who bring a focused residency for a single month, Mosher is in the kitchen year-round. He ensures continuity, quality, and consistency across every visit to Rotation Napa, regardless of which guest chef is currently in residence.
- Who is Jeff Mosher?
- Jeff Mosher is the Executive Chef at Rotation Napa, located at Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa, California. He has cooked in Napa Valley for more than 20 years, with a career spanning Julia's Kitchen at Copia and more than 15 years as Executive Chef at Robert Mondavi Winery. He leads the year-round culinary team at Rotation and collaborates with each monthly guest chef residency.
- What is Jeff Mosher's role at Rotation Napa?
- Mosher serves as the Executive Chef who anchors the kitchen through every residency. He guides the core culinary team, builds the seasonal menu foundation, and works directly with each incoming guest chef to ensure their vision is executed at the highest level. While the headlining chef changes monthly, Mosher is the constant presence that makes the concept work night after night.
- Where did Jeff Mosher cook before Rotation Napa?
- Mosher spent more than 15 years as Executive Chef at Robert Mondavi Winery, one of Napa Valley's most iconic culinary and hospitality destinations. Before that he was Executive Chef at Julia's Kitchen at Copia. His earlier career included four-star kitchens in San Francisco under chefs Laurent Manrique and Daniel Humm at Campton Place, and international culinary postings in Singapore and Costa Rica.
- What style of food does Jeff Mosher cook?
- Mosher's cooking is rooted in Napa Valley's seasonal agricultural bounty. His approach is farm-to-table in the truest sense, built on two decades of direct relationships with local growers and producers. His food is designed to complement wine, reflecting the belief he formed at Robert Mondavi Winery that great food and great wine should elevate each other on the table.
- Does Jeff Mosher cook at Rotation Napa every night?
- Yes. Unlike the monthly guest chef residents who bring a focused residency for a single month, Mosher is in the kitchen year-round. He ensures continuity, quality, and consistency across every visit to Rotation Napa, regardless of which guest chef is currently in residence.