Jonathan Atanacio

Executive Chef

Chef Jonathan Atanacio became a member of the Mainsail Lodging & Development family in 2013, serving on the hotel opening team as chef de cuisine at Epicurean Hotel for five years, and as the opening executive chef at The Karol Hotel in Clearwater for one year. Prior to joining the Mainsail family, Atanacio honed his craft and worked his way up through various esteemed restaurants in New York City, where he gained much of his culinary experience. With nearly 20 years of culinary experience, Chef Atanacio draws on his Puerto Rican and Italian heritage to continue to raise the bar in the local dining scene. Atanacio was most recently culinary director at Bern’s Steak House in Tampa, where he oversaw the culinary and pastry departments while managing the entire culinary operation on a daily basis. Before moving to Tampa, he worked nearly 15 years in New York City as chef de cuisine at Aquagrill Restaurant and chef de cuisine at Olives in the W Hotel, Union Square by Todd English.