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Chef-Owner Michael LaScola The chef/owner of American Seasons, Michael began as a prep cook in the American Seasons kitchen two days after graduating from high school in 1992. He continued his education in Hyde Park, at New York’s famed Culinary Institute of America, yet returned to Nantucket every summer to work at American Seasons. Upon graduation in 1996, he became the restaurant’s sous chef. In 2004, Michael and his wife, American Seasons general manager Orla Murphy-LaScola, bought the restaurant. Under Michael’s direction, the American Season’s menu of seasonal food from four distinct culinary regions of the United States – paired with Orla’s all-American wine list – continues to delight guests with specialty dishes infused with versatility and whimsy. Since taking over ownership of American Seasons, Michael has headlined James Beard dinners in New York City, and the restaurant has garnered praise from Bon Appetit, The New York Times, Robb Report, Zagat, Travel & Leisure, The Boston Globe, Boston magazine, Boston Common and The Boston Herald. In the spring of 2005, Food & Wine highlighted the restaurant in its “Where to Go Next” guide to Nantucket, and New England Travel & Life chose it as one of New England’s best restaurants. Michael has made a number of television appearances, including Chronicle, the Learning Channel’s Great Chefs of the World, Cultivating Life with Sean Ryan, TV Diner and Phantom Gourmet. In addition, he has conducted cooking demonstrations for Plum TV, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard’s television station. While the restaurant is closed from January through March, Michael travels the country in search of new ingredients from small farms and outstanding American wines from small vineyards.
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