Sean Sinclair

Formal training at Le Cordon Bleu gave Sean Sinclair a technical base to build from. From there, the work moved into kitchens that asked for consistency, pace, and precision in equal measure. He worked as sous chef at The Inn at Little Washington, Virginia, an early position that carried serious responsibility. He then served as executive chef at Farm and Table in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and later became chef/owner at Bar Castaneda in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where the title signaled control over both kitchen and concept.

The later chapter at Level 5 Rooftop Restaurant at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which Sinclair held until 2025, brought those pieces together. Training, leadership, and regional fluency all show up in that role. The arc is a steady one: each stop adds another layer of authority, with the craft sharpened by kitchens that demanded exacting standards.

The work remains tied to New Mexico fine dining, a category that gives the career both continuity and a clear geographic center. Born and raised in Tijeras, New Mexico, he now helps shape one of Albuquerque’s more visible dining rooms from within that regional frame. The résumé reads as a progression through defined posts rather than a series of unrelated moves. Sous chef at The Inn at Little Washington, chef/owner at Bar Castaneda, and executive chef at a hotel restaurant in Albuquerque each mark a step up in responsibility. That pattern points to accumulation: technique, judgment, and the authority built in kitchens where standards stay high.

Sean Sinclair has received Edible Magazine New Mexico Best Chef Greater New Mexico. Sean's honors include James Beard Foundation Best Chef - Southwest semifinalist (2025), Best Chef Greater New Mexico, and Best Restaurant Greater New Mexico. Those distinctions place his work squarely in the region most closely associated with his career, and they reflect both the reach of his cooking and the standing of the kitchens connected to it.

Sean Sinclair is a New Mexico chef who was appointed executive chef of Level 5, the rooftop restaurant and lounge at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque, in 2024. In 2024.