Executive Chef Michael Campbell joined LeMont in June 2023. Chef Mike was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area and he and his family are currently living in Plum. They have lived all over the country: Boston, New York, New Jersey and Florida.

“I’m happy to be back home in Pittsburgh and to be a part of LeMont’s Team. I first had dinner at LeMont in 1989 for my high school’s Homecoming dinner!” says Chef Mike. “I am excited to help bring LeMont back to its prime, glory days. I want to keep the menu new and exciting with food quality that’s consistently great.”

“The best part of my job is being able to be freely creative and put my own twist on our classic menu with new and interesting items including Homemade desserts,” adds Chef Mike. “My favorite menu item is the Bone-in-Ribeye. Ribeyes have a lot of flavor and the sauteed mushrooms in our Bordelaise sauce adds a perfect accompaniment.”

Chef Mike shares a favorite LeMont customer memory: “I had a gentleman call and ask if I could make him a Seafood Cioppino. He said he's been to numerous other restaurants - some of them had the item on their menu. However, they were either out of stock or the restaurant said they couldn't make it for him. I told him no problem: I would be happy to make it for him. When he came to LeMont for dinner, we served him the dish. He was gleaming from ear-to-ear with his face buried in the hot steaming bowl of shellfish! He thanked me numerous times and was so pleased that we took the effort and made it for him.”

Outside of the restaurant, Chef Mike spends time with his family, rides his Ninja motorcycle and plays video games. Chef Mike and his wife are the parents of three children: daughters (21 and 19, college students) and son (16, high school junior).

Thanks Chef Mike for your exciting menu items and for your hard work ensuring that LeMont customers have an amazing dining experience with family and friends.

And thanks for always going above and beyond to meet our customers' culinary needs!

LeMont General Manager Marco Corona has had two interesting careers. For 44 years, he has worked at LeMont starting as a pot washer, a pantry cook, a busboy, a banquet waiter, an a la carte waiter and now as the General Manager. His concurrent career, until his retirement, was 32 years as an educator. He worked for 25 years as a social studies teacher and basketball coach and seven years as an assistant principal. “Yes, I did work both full time jobs simultaneously!!!” says Marco.

Like almost every LeMont staff member, Rack-of-Lamb is Marco’s favorite meal. He also enjoys the Raspberry Duck, Seabass and any dessert! The best part of his job is meeting new and interesting people from all over the country and the world.

With his over four decades at LeMont, hosting his son's rehearsal dinner and his daughter's baby shower were one of his favorite memories, “Everything was absolutely perfect and my family still talks about those events to this day!” adds Marco. "Our most cherished memories are on Christmas Eve when my family comes up for dinner. Of course, I work that day but we still get to spend that time together. This has been a tradition since my kids were kids. Now, the dinner is getting better because the grandkids come as well!”

Marco has so many favorite LeMont memories. ”Although I've waited on numerous celebrities, athletes and famous political figures during my long tenure here, my fondest memory was waiting on a father and his young daughter,” remembers Marco. “The two of them came in early one evening for dinner. At first, they didn't talk much. But as I began to interact with them and gradually bring them their order, they both opened up to me and to each other. By the end of the evening, we were all laughing and really enjoying ourselves. A week or so later, the gentleman wrote to me and said that it was the first time he was out with his daughter after he and her mother split up. He admitted that it was kind of awkward at first, but that their experience with the great food, view and service really helped them to relax and bond. It's those little things that really matter.”

Outside of work, Marco says: “Cars are my thing!” Marco has a wonderful wife, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter and one more grandchild on the way. “I was raised in Mount Washington: says Marco. “I used to walk to work when I was young. I currently reside in Zelienople.”

Thanks Marco for all of your hard work over the past 44 years and for ensuring that LeMont customers have an amazing dining experience with family and friends.

Tom Z, as everyone knows him, is best known for his beaming smile and his extraordinary customer service.

For 37 years, he’s been on LeMont’s Team starting as a Dishwasher, Pot Washer, Bus Boy, Banquet Server, Bartender, Ala Carte Server and, currently, LeMont’s Management Team.

Like most of Tom’s LeMont co-workers: Rack-of-Lamb is his favorite menu item.

Thanks Tom Z for your hard work ensuring that LeMont customers have an amazing dining experience with family and friends.

After 36 years at LeMont, Beth Hayes has had so many great memories. Once, she waited on the stage manager for the band U2. For her tip, he gave her seven tickets in the third row to the U2 concert the next night. At first, she didn’t even believe that he was serious!

And like many of LeMont staff in 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Ring presentation was one of her favorite evenings at work. Beth and the other servers personally handed out the Stanley Cup Championship rings on silver platters to players, coaches and management and it was the first time the players saw their names engraved on the Stanley Cup.

Beth started out at LeMont as a busser and moved to the Banquet Department and then to the a la carte dining room as a server.

“The best part of my job is meeting new people every night and helping them make the best of their special occasion,” says Beth.

“I am an avid foodie,’ adds Beth. “I would dine out every day if I could!” That being said, her favorite dinner at LeMont, like many of LeMont’s staff, is the Rack-of-Lamb, followed by the Raspberry Duck. She also likes to travel and try new restaurants.

Beth lives in Upper St. Clair and she is the mother of an 18 year old son.

Thanks Beth for all of your hard work over the years and for ensuring that LeMont customers have an amazing dining experience with family and friends.

Bryan Cook has been a LeMont Server for 24 years.

How can you not love your job working at LeMont when this is your best memory? “The best day I ever had working at LeMont was when we hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Ring Ceremony in 2017. We personally handed out the rings on silver platters to players, coaches and management,” says Bryan. “It was also the first time the players saw their names engraved on the Stanley Cup. As a huge hockey fan, I love that I got to share that moment with the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Champion Pittsburgh Penguins!”

Bryan began working at LeMont in February 2000 as a food runner on the weekends, delivering trays of food out to the dining room. In 2001, he became a busboy and worked in that position for the next 13 years.

Bryan then became a banquet server in the Banquet & Weddings Department. His current position is a server in the a la carte dining rooms.

While all the food is great, Bryan, like many LeMont staff, say that the Rack-of-Lamb is their favorite item on the menu. (Classic New Zealand Rack of Lamb: Sixteen (16) ounces of genuine New Zealand lamb boiled, topped with Dijon mustard and seasoned bread crumbs, toasted golden brown, finished with a Rosemary demi-glace)

Bryan’s really proud to work in the restaurant industry and specifically at LeMont. “It’s really special to know that, more often than not, I just made someone’s night out THE most memorable experience,” adds Bryan. “The best part of my job is to read a Yelp review left by an ‘Elite’ reviewer who commented on how his evening at LeMont was one of his best nights’ and knowing that I helped make that happen for him!”

Bryan and his family enjoy traveling, especially to all inclusive resorts. Bryan and his beautiful wife, Audrey, are the parents of two daughters: Peyton (21) and Taylor (18) - both college students.

Thanks Bryan for all of your hard work over the years and for ensuring that LeMont customers have an amazing dining experience with family and friends

Chad Cook has been working at LeMont for 23 years. He started out as a food runner, busser, Banquet Server and currently a la carte dining Server. Chad’s brother Bryan has also worked at LeMont for 24 years. As Chad says: “But I’m the better looking server!”

“I love interacting with our customers,” adds Chad. “I’m a bit of a comedian at LeMont and love to make my tables feel comfortable, laugh and have a great time.”

Chad is a sweets guy - so his favorite menu items at LeMont are all the delicious desserts - Bananas Foster, Creme Brulee and Apple Strudel.

Chad shares one of his favorite customer stories: “Recently, I had two very nice customers who came in for dinner. Dinner went well and they left very happy. The next day, the General Manager came up to me to let me know the couple had stopped by LeMont and dropped off a Thank You card for me. When I opened it, they had given me an extra tip and said they had a wonderful time and that they would definitely be returning. I was floored!”

Although Chad has lots of great memories at LeMont, including when the Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Ring Ceremony was held at the restaurant, he shares a special memory. “My favorite memory is that during quarantine in 2020 - rough times - I received an envelope in the mail from [the late LeMont owners] Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap. They sent every associate a gift card and assured us that LeMont would stay open. I was so appreciative of their kindness and miss them very much.”

In his free time, Chad likes to go fishing with his brother Bryan and spend time with his family. He lives in Upper St. Clair with his girlfriend, step-son and dog, Pixie.

Thanks Chad for all of your hard work over the past 23 years and for ensuring that LeMont customers have an amazing dining experience with family and friends.

Ronald Knight loves his job at LeMont. “I am now the Dish Room Supervisor and it’s really a great place to work,” says Ronald. “We have lots of fun! I’ve been with the LeMont Team for four years now. First I was a Dishwasher, then, Steward, and now Supervisor.”

“LeMont’s food is great,” adds Ronald. “The Beef Wellington is my favorite - I love it!” Ronald notes: “We have a lot of different people coming through LeMont: entertainers, sports figures, wedding parties, graduations and proms. It’s an exciting place to work! Marco Corona [General Manager] and Chef Mike [Executive Chef Michael Campbell] helped rework our processes to make everything go more smoothly for everyone.”

Thanks Ronald for your hard work in taking care of the “back of the house” for LeMont customers.

Bill Laughlin, Banquet Manager. Bill has worked at LeMont for 46 years - he is the most senior tenured associate at the restaurant. He started as a busboy and has worked as a Waiter, Banquet Waiter, Captain and Banquet Manager. His favorite entree is Steak Diane - which is prepared tableside for LeMont customers. Bill says the best part of his job is meeting new people every day.

Bill has so many memories at LeMont and too many to list. At the top of his list would be his daughter Abbie's wedding reception at LeMont in 2021.

“During the G-20 Summit that was held in Pittsburgh in 2009, the wives of presidents attending the Summit stopped at LeMont unannounced for a tea party while we were closed,” says Bill. “The ladies and their security teams and translators surprised me, but we quickly brewed some coffee. I just sat down and talked to them for an hour or so. It was a lot of fun and worked out great!”

“My favorite customer is Johnny Carson. He was a great, down-to-earth guy and very entertaining!,” adds Bill. [Johnny Carson’s in-laws lived at the Trimont on Mt. Washington and when they visited Pittsburgh, Johnny was a frequent visitor at LeMont.]

Bill and his wife Rhonda live in Fox Chapel. They are the parents of two daughters - Ashlie and Abbie. He loves to play golf on his days off.

Thanks Bill for all of your hard work in taking care of our customers on their most special days: weddings, banquets, corporate events, fundraisers and other special occasions.

Editor's Note: Mothers of the bride and brides especially LOVE Bill!

Joe Bucci, Chef, Station 1 on the line.

Joe started working at LeMont on March 3, 2005. He’s worked everywhere in that kitchen. Joe’s favorite item on the current menus is the Bone-in-Ribeye. He says: “It tastes like butter in your mouth!!!”

“In my younger days, I really enjoyed listening to all the older guys (now mostly retired) and their stories: Guy Christiano, Mac (John) Phillips, the late Executive Chef Robert Vargo and current General Manager Marco Corona. Their stories…..”

Joe adds, “I always enjoy the compliments I receive on the steaks that I made - either hearing it directly from a customer or a Server who comes into the kitchen to share the compliment with me.”

In his free time, Joe enjoys spending time with his kids - twins Dommy and Mia.

Thanks Joe for your hard work in taking care of the “back of the house on the Line” for LeMont customers.

For 21 years, Jarred has been behind the bar at LeMont. "The best part of my job is being part of the LeMont Tradition and working with a world class staff striving for excellence in providing a superior dining experience," says Jarred. "And, the current Lounge Menu is amazing!"

"I truly cherish all of my LeMont memories," adds Jarred. "One of my favorite customer memories was meeting James Caan. And, Rick James was awesome!"

In his free time, Jarred likes to draw, paint and write haiku. He is an avid roller skater and just recently took up kickboxing, inadvertently. Jarred is also a devout Christian and he belongs to The Safe Journeys Ministry.

Thanks Jarred for your hard work in taking care of the customers at the Lounge at LeMont with their cocktails, appetizers and interesting conversations!

Tony Fratangelo, Assistant Banquet Manager, has worked at LeMont for 42 years. He started as a busboy, then a Banquet Waiter, an Ala Carte Waiter and a Captain. His favorite menu items at LeMont are bone-in-ribeye, lobster flatbread and rack-of-lamb.

"I have too many memories to pick just one! Meeting Johnny Carson and Don Rickles was a highlight! The best part of my job is seeing the smiles on our customers' faces as they are leaving, knowing that we contributed to their good time," says Tony.

Tony is married with four grown children and he lives on Mt. Washington. He enjoys golf and doing a lot of nothing on his time off.

Thanks Tony for taking care of LeMont customers for over four decades!

Ray Taylor, Server, LeMont Restaurant. Ray started working at LeMont on September 16, 1996. He has worked as a busboy, banquet waiter and now as a Server. Ray’s favorite menu item is Steak Diane (prepared Tableside). “I have so many memories - every weekend wedding and anniversary… it’s always a celebration,” says Ray.”The best part of my job is meeting so many personalities and learning to communicate to all.”

Ray is a father of five children. In his free time, he likes to play Texas Holdem. Conveniently, Ray lives on Mt. Washington and walks to work.

“I am grateful to my mentors and friends at LeMont,” adds Ray. “Peace to all.”

Thanks Ray for taking great care of LeMont’s customers.

In 14 years, Bill has worked at LeMont as a food runner, busser, an Ala Carte Server (on occasion) and now as a Banquet Server. Bill’s favorite menu item, like many of LeMont’s staff, is the Rack-of-Lamb.

“I have too many good memories to count,” shares Bill. “Each memory with my LeMont family is precious to me. Every day something is going on and there is never a dull moment at LeMont.”

“On Christmas Eve this year, a customer let me know what a good job that I had done for him and his family,” adds Bill. “The customer said that it was his first time back at LeMont in years and he appreciated the attentiveness from me as well as the rest of the staff. He said that he would definitely return to LeMont because of that. And, that was a proud moment for me.”

“The best part of my job is meeting new people all the time,” Bill says. ”It also is always a great thing to see such successful marriages that started right here at LeMont whether the couple was married here three years ago or 30 years ago. And, I love a good story, whether it is from a customer, a co-worker or some form of media.”

Bill says that he works a lot but spends his limited free time catching up with friends. He lives in Carrick and is the middle son of three brothers.