Tim Stannard
As Managing Director for Bacchus Management Group, Tim Stannard oversees Pizza Antica as well as The Village Pub, a fine dining restaurant in Woodside. He has two additional restaurants in the works: Spruce, slated to open in early 2007, and a yet-to-be-named Parisian-style brasserie set to debut on Bastille Day in 2007. Stannard's recipe for success -- four star food, wine and service -- is gleaned from years of hard work and a deep passion for the business. He managed such Bay Area hot spots as Bix, Plumpjack and Il Fornaio, before opening his own place, The Village Pub, in 2001. Inspired by the stellar slices he enjoyed as a child at the famed Frank Peppy's in New Haven Connecticut, Stannard always wanted to do a pizzeria. With the help of partners Brannin Beal and Gordon Drysdale, he developed a pizza restaurant concept all its own, and Pizza Antica was born.
Gordon Drysdale
Gordon Drysdale brings three decades of experience to his role as Partner and Executive Chef of Pizza Antica. Nearly everything on his menu of American-inspired Italian food is hand made down to the mozzarella cheese that tops the restaurant's signature Roman-style pizzas. Prior to joining Pizza Antica, Drysdale spent many years with Real Restaurants in San Francisco running such acclaimed eateries as Bix, the Buckeye Roadhouse and Café Museo at the Museum of Modern Art. Drysdale opened his own place, Gordon's House of Fine Eats, in 1999 where his innovative take on classic American cooking earned him Esquire Magazine's Best New Restaurant Award in 2000.
Brannin Beal
As a founding Partner and Director of Operations for Pizza Antica, Brannin Beal is responsible for the day-to-day workings of the business. Beal began his restaurant career working for the Real Restaurant Group. In his eight years with them, highlights included managing the famed Fog City Diner and Betelnut, which he helped open in 1996. Beal then went on to become General Manager of PlumpJack Squaw Valley where he oversaw all operations for the hotel, its conference and special events business and dining facilities. Prior to joining Bacchus Management Group Beal was the Director of Operations for the Real American Restaurant Group, overseeing all of their restaurants, including the Tomatina group of restaurants, Postino, Bistecca and Fog City Diner. When approached in 2002 to collaborate on a new pizza restaurant, Beal was game and had a pivotal role in developing and launching Pizza Antica.
Andrew Green
Andrew Green is the Wine Director for Pizza Antica, along with The Village Pub in Woodside and the soon-to-be-opened Spruce in San Francisco. Green enjoys teaching others about wine as much as he loves drinking it. He hosts daily blind tastings for restaurant staff and encourages sommeliers, managers and servers to pursue wine education outside of the workplace. Green's expertise earned The Village Pub The Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence in 2001. He travels regularly throughout the wine regions of the world, meeting with winemakers large and small. He has completed the Court of Master Sommeliers Advanced Certificate Exam and is working towards earning the title Master Sommelier.
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