Established in 2014

Management & Information

Chef Townsend Wentz is the Chef/Owner of three highly acclaimed restaurants in Philadelphia — Townsend (French), A Mano (Italian) and Oloroso (Spanish). Prior to opening his first eponymous restaurant in 2014, Wentz held a number of Executive Chef positions in Philadelphia, New York, and Connecticut. Wentz credits his unyielding dedication to excellence to Chef Jean-Marie Lacroix — under whom Wentz worked for nearly a decade, first at the legendary The Fountain at the Four Seasons, and later at Lacroix at The Rittenhouse.

Chef Wentz holds degrees in Chemistry and Biology from Rutgers University, however as fate would have it- the real chemistry was created in the kitchen. In 2015 Townsend was nominated for a James Beard Award for '“Best New Restaurant”. All three of his restaurants have earned “Three Bell” reviews by noted and respected Philadelphia Inquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan. Chef Wentz and his restaurants have has been featured in many national and international publications such as Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, GQ, and British and Italian GQ.