Welcome back to the Red Lobster Chef's Blog.

Welcome back to the Red Lobster Chef's Blog. Today, I'd like to introduce you to Darryl Mickler, the Executive Chef of Red Lobster. Darryl leads our team of world class chefs who create the great dishes you enjoy at your local restaurants, and I have had the privilege of working with Darryl for close to 15 years now.

Although Darryl and I have known each other for some time, and share the same passion for great food, we each bring different experiences and backgrounds to the kitchen, and this helps us as a team to develop a wide variety of fresh new dishes for our restaurants. Darryl is a student of food history and food science who combines classic culinary training with influences from his native Florida Gulf Coast (you'll love his Red Snapper Meuniere with Key Lime Butter).

Prior to joining Red Lobster Darryl was with Walt Disney World where he led numerous culinary teams in the resorts and parks, including opening Hong Kong Disneyland. Together we're creating Red Lobster's new Fresh Fish menu and all of the other great new dishes for you to enjoy.

Combining Darryl's and my experience and creativity not only allows us to produce more great food for you, but will also allow us to bring you more fun and informative facts on the Red Lobster Chefs Blog. From time to time Darryl will be checking in and answering your questions, giving us a glimpse of some of dishes in development, and also sharing his travels and experiences as well. As always, you can email us at chefsblog@redlobster.com or leave us a message below and we will do our best to answer as many questions as we can.

Thanks for stopping by the chef's blog. We look forward to seeing you back here soon. Don't forget to stop by your local restaurant and see what's fresh today at Red Lobster.