Chef Sharde’ Dantzler is a Chicago native who works as Executive Chef  of 12 Stories Bar at The Wharf in D.C . While working, she is making her mark in the world of culinary through her business Chef Sharde’ & Company. She has been working professionally since she was 16 years old. Chef Shardé has cooked overseas and worked under some of the best chefs (Marcus Samuelson, David Sears, Antonio Carluccio, Fran Lopez, José Andrés). She is now applying what she learned from them and making it her own.