Meet Our New Executive Chef Sam Sciara

Please join us in welcoming Sam Sciara, Executive Chef, to Kirby Pines LifeCare Community. A 30-year culinary professional, Sam is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. Immediately prior to joining the Kirby Pines family, Sam worked at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Peirce, Florida. Throughout his culinary career, Sam has alternated his work between Memphis and Florida. In Florida Sam worked as an Executive Chef for America Cruise Lines, Bent Tree Country Club, and was an instructor at The Florida Culinary Institute at West Palm Beach; In Memphis, Sam has worked as the Executive Chef at Shaw’s Crab House and was owner/executive chef of Café’ Max for more than a decade. His extensive culinary background will be an added asset to our already exceptional staff.