Former Escape and Orama chef Bryan Gregg is chef/partner at Cafe Chameleon in Bloomingdale

Bryan Gregg, who closed his small, farm-to-table BYOB restaurant Escape in Montclair three years ago, is heading the kitchen of four-month-old Cafe Chameleon in Bloomingdale.

Gregg recently joined the 100-seat restaurant and bar. He was the last chef at Orama, the swanky, fine-dining restaurant on the banks of the Hudson River in Edgewater. Orama closed last year.  

“I’m excited to once again lead a team of talented professionals in the kitchen," Gregg noted in a press release. He added that the restaurant will try to cook with products "as local as can be" and be seasonal, meaning the menu will change frequently. "Four times a year is not seasonal," he said.

The breads, pasta and dessert are all home made, he said. "It's not over-the-top foodie-foodie kind of place," he said.

The menu of the seasonal American restaurant features pork belly with charred stone fruit ($15); pan-seared dry-aged duck breast ($32), roasted chicken breast with pickled mushrooms ($25) and cacio e pepe ($18).  

Gregg, who has been a repeat Featured Chef at the James Beard House, was named Best Jersey Seafood Chef at the 2015 Jersey Seafood Challenge. In 2015, he represented New Jersey at the 2015 Great American Seafood Cook Off in New Orleans, where he won the Seafood Showdown.

Cafe Chameleon is open for dinner every day except Monday. It plans to offer lunch and brunch soon. 

The restaurant is located at 60 Main St., Bloomingdale; 973-850-6969.cafe-chameleon.com

Esther Davidowitz is the food editor for NorthJersey.com. For more on where to dine and drink, please subscribe today and sign up for our North Jersey Eats newsletter.

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