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Seth “Nighthawk” Romero

Seth “Nighthawk” Romero is the head chef of Romero’s in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He began in the dish pit, worked through the kitchen and took its lead in 2023. Today he directs the menu and develops the kitchen’s present creative identity: scratch cooking informed by Italian and American traditions, Spanish influences, sauces, seasoning and deliberate layers of heat.

Title: Head chef at Romero’s
Restaurant: Romero’s · Mount Sterling, Kentucky

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Seth Romero working in Romero’s kitchen.
Seth in Romero’s kitchenPhotography: George C. Romero

INDEPENDENT COVERAGE

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Kentucky Monthly

A Family Affair

May 2, 2025 / Rob Bolson
Lexington Herald-Leader

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August 7, 2023 · updated August 8 / Blake Hannon

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