Kyle Knall
Chef and Co-Owner, Birch and Culinary Director at Stone Bank Farm (Milwaukee, WI)
Kyle Knall is the Culinary Director at Stone Bank Farms and Chef and Co-Owner of Birch, which spotlights ingredients sourced exclusively from the region in an open-hearth setting while prioritizing delicious, honest cooking and sustainability. Building on Birch’s success, Kyle and Meghan opened Cassis, a French bistro in Milwaukee’s Third Ward, in the fall of 2025.
His work has contributed to the transformation of Milwaukee’s dining scene and earned impressive accolades, including a semi-finalist nomination for “Best Chef: Midwest” (2024, 2025) and “Outstanding Chef” (2022) by the James Beard Foundation and a nod for Birch on The New York Times “The Restaurant List” (2023), where Kyle’s cooking is celebrated as “worldly Midwestern cuisine free of clichés.”
The Birmingham native has always had a passion for food, rooted in the traditions of the American South. Kyle has worked under industry luminaries Frank Stitt, Michael Anthony, and Stephen Starr. Earlier in his career, he was a partner of Maysville in New York and Kenton’s in New Orleans, both of which received critical acclaim.
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