Casey Thompson

Casey Thompson (born January 21, 1978) is an American chef and restaurateur from Dallas, Texas. She also appeared in Top Chef: All-Stars (season 8) and Top Chef: Charleston (season 14), and was a guest judge in episode 7 of Top Chef Junior.

Career Thompson's professional start came at Dallas' The Mansion Restaurant, at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, under head chef Dean Fearing, where she worked her way up from a prep cook to becoming the sous chef. and, between June and November 2014, the owner of Aveline at the Warwick Hotel in San Francisco, which she named after her grandmothers.

In 2017, Thompson became executive chef at Morada, the restaurant at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe.

She was due to open Georgette as a partner in late 2020, but it was put on hold due to COVID-19.

Thompson is a spokesperson for Terrazas de los Andes, a Moet-Hennessey brand. a restaurant at Cornerstone Sonoma marketplace in Sonoma, California.

In September 2021, just over a year into Thompson's time at the restaurant, it was named a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand establishment. It retained the accolade in 2022 and 2023.

The restaurant closed in 2024, after four years in business.

In 2025, Thompson became the consultant chef at Duchess, a restaurant at the New Nobleman Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas.

Personal life Thompson has been married to Michael DeSantis, co-owner of Harumph Wines, since 2008.