Barry Layne

Executive Chef - Coast Catering

 

With a passion for beautifully presented and delicious food, a love of pleasing people’s palettes, and a perseverant work ethic, Barry Layne began working in fine restaurants in Southern California when he was just 15 years old. 

He quickly rose to prominence as a master chef at establishments such as JC Resorts, Ventana Inn in Big Sur, and Jose Eber Salon in Beverly Hills.  By the time he was only 21 years old, he was personally invited by numerous restaurant patron celebrities such as Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, and Brenda Vaccaro to cater their private parties.  

Layne later was Executive Chef for over nine years at the upscale and award winning Delicias restaurant in Rancho Santa Fe, California before becoming their Executive Catering Director.  He was in charge of all off-site events and special functions, attending to affairs such as a mega dollar birthday gala featuring entertainment by singer Paul McCartney.

Since starting his own company in 2005, Coast Catering by Barry Layne has earned the distinctive reputation for providing outstanding and competitively priced full-service catering services to a variety of customers in several Southern California cities as such as San Diego, Palm Desert, Newport Beach, and Rancho Santa Fe, to the tune of 200+ events a year. 

Layne has been featured numerous times in the press, and Riviera magazine highly praised his work saying, “Only one chef has the long-term lock on the 92067 (Rancho Santa Fe) crowd.”  He also donates his services to numerous charities such as Children’s Hospital, UCSD, Scripps, Los Patronas, and Helen Woodward Animal Center.