Gregory Desmangles Jr.

Chef Greg Desmangles is the Culinary Director overseeing The Roost, Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, Bawk Chicken + Bar and Pangaea Bier Cafe in Sacramento.

Desmangles, a Sacramento native, grew up in two large families where food and family took center stage. Rather than watching the game during the holidays, he spent his time in the kitchen with his mother, aunts and...