About the Bistro
Chef Ed Downham-
If your love for food is a genetic trait, then Chef Ed Downham, certainly carries the gene. Downham, a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is a long time Door County resident with wife, Jurgy. Downham, currently the Chef at Bistro 42 in Carlsville, tells how he draws his excellence from being engulfed in the industry as a child, spending hours in the kitchen where his mother was a waitress. “I remember passing the time cutting croutons,” chuckles Downham. His father’s passion for superior quality is also instilled in Downham’s kitchen today which is obvious in the growing number of people that are coming back to Bistro, especially for the soup. Known for excellent, from-scratch soups, Ed’s creamy seafood chowder and chili prove to be most memorable. “I love taking miscellaneous, sometimes unrelated, ingredients and creating a new dish with cohesive flavors,” said Downham, which shows in his specialty. Downham’s contagious love for food is an attitude you can find both in the kitchen, with his staff, and melting on the palates of those who taste it.
