Meet Our Team

Chef Jennie Werts

Jennie Werts is an award-winning chef and graduate of the International Culinary Center. She began her career in kitchens on the North Fork, working summers during college.  She has since held senior positions working with chefs including Tom Valenti at Ouest and Richard Sandoval at Zengo. She then served as Chef de Cuisine and founder of Wolfert’s Roost in Irvington, NY. This will be Jennie’s sixth season at Jennie’s at Drossos’, her seasonal Greenport pop-up and her fourth at her year round establishment Ellen’s on Front.

  • Andrew Werts

    Jennie’s brother and Ellen’s on Front’s CSO (Chief Schmoozing Officer) and VP of taste testing. A marketer by day and a restauranteur by night

  • Ellen Werts

    Mom. Wife. Bubbe. Portrait model. Sensei. Ellen is called many things, but she never thought "Face of a Restaurant" would be one of them — seriously, she’s not a very good cook.

  • Tommy

    Occasional food runner and restaurateur in training. Likes his tips in the form of Hot Wheels