Erwin Rodas

Chef de Cuisine, The Admiral

Erwin re-joined Mission Group in 2022. He began as a multi-unit Sous Chef, working to fine-tune kitchen operations at the six company properties.  He now serves as Chef de Cuisine at The Admiral in Dupont Circle. In a prior stint with Mission Group, he served as Executive Chef at Mission Dupont from 2017-2019. From 2019 to 2022 Erwin was Executive Chef at Nick's Fish House in Baltimore, MD, which is part of Big Fish Restaurant Group. Prior to this, he had a lengthy stint with the Clyde's Restaurant Group as Executive Sous Chef at 1789 in Georgetown. Prior to that he was a Sous Chef at Fainting Goat and Sous Chef at Neighborhood Restaurant Group's The Partisan. He is grateful to have had the opportunity to train under a variety of highly accomplished chefs including Nathan Beauchamp, Daniel Giusti, Salvatore Ferro, Anthony Lombardo and Samuel Kim.