Geoffrey Tracy

Founder

Chef Geoff’s

Geoff graduated from Georgetown University in 1995 with a degree in theology.  He then went on to graduate first in his class at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.   Geoff opened Chef Geoff’s in 2000 and Chef Geoff’s Downtown in 2002.  Both were opened before he reached the age of 30.  In 2006 Geoff opened his third restaurant, LIA’S in Chevy Chase, MD.  In late 2008 Geoff opened Hank’s Tavern & Eats in Hyattsville, MD.  He operates the 200 seat restaurant in partnership with his brother Chris Tracy.  Geoff’s fifth restaurant, Chef Geoff’s Tysons Corner opened in 2009 in Vienna, VA.  The sixth restaurant, Chef Geoff’s Rockville, opened in 2012.

Geoff, along with a very talented team, oversees restaurant operations as well as managing the concept, menu development, marketing, finances, and growth at each of the restaurants.  The restaurants serve 750,000 guests every year and employ more than 400 amazing people.

Geoff is also the co-author of the New York Times Best Seller, Baby Love.  Baby Love teaches busy parents how to feed “Healthy, Easy, Delicious Meals for Your Baby and Toddler”.  The book is published by St. Martin’s Press.

As an active member of the Washington DC community, Geoff serves as vice chairman on the executive board of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.  Additionally, Geoff contributes to more than 150 charities and organization every year in the form of silent auctions, fundraising appearances, and even the Chef Geoff sponsored Little League team.  Geoff is also a member of the Washington Baltimore chapter of the Young Presidents Organization.

In 2006 the National Restaurant Association awarded Chef Geoff’s The Best Neighbor Award for its contributions to the community.  In 2009 Geoff was awarded the Albert Uster “Chef of the Year Award”.  In 2010 Geoff was named one of the top 40 business people under the age of 40 by Washington Business Journal.  In 2011 Chef Geoff’s Tysons won the RAMMY award for “Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene”.  In 2009 and 2011 Lia’s was selected as “Best Restaurant in Chevy Chase” by Bethesda Magazine in its annual Reader’s Choice Awards.  In 2012, the readers of Washingtonian Magazine selected Geoff as “Best Local Chef”.

Geoff is extraordinarily fortunate to be married to the love of his life and CBS This Morning Anchor Norah O’Donnell.  They reside in both New York City and Washington DC with their three beautiful children Grace, Henry, and Riley.