Sous Chef Matt Pleasants officially re-joined the Circa 1886 culinary team in early 2011. Pleasants started his career at Circa 1886 several years ago, working first as a bellman and later as a concierge at the Wentworth Mansion. In 2009, he moved to Chicago to pursue a culinary career, working for famed chef Graham Elliot at his Michelin-starred namesake restaurant. After moving to North Carolina to work as Executive Chef at Mozelles in Winston-Salem, Pleasants took some time to travel abroad and study global cuisine. He made his way back to Circa 1886, the place where he started his culinary career, in early 2011, to take the helm as Sous Chef under Marc Collins. Pleasants studied at the College of Charleston as well as the Culinary Institute of Charleston.