Our Staff

~ Owner and Operator

Ted Dombrowski grew up in an international family in the food industry. His mother, Helen, is of German descent and she and Ted's father, Hank Dombrowski, owned and operated a successful restaurant and catering business in New Jersey. Ted's immigrant grandparents, Walter and Mary Dombrowski, were butchers in New Jersey for nearly 40 years. Both natives of Poland, they were married in the United States in 1918 and shortly after bought a corner building in Elizabeth, New Jersey. They opened a butcher shop downstairs and lived upstairs. Walter set up a smoke house in the cellar of the building and made homemade kielbasa from an old family recipe. Mary made deliveries by trolley to neighboring customers.

Eva Keilty ~ Chef

Originally from Boston, Eva has been cooking professionally and as a personal chef for nearly 10 years. Eva worked in the culinary industry in Florida before relocating to Charleston in 2000, where she worked in the kitchens at celebrated Charleston restaurants Circa 1886 and High Cotton. Eva and her husband Ragan, also a chef, moved to San Diego, CA in 2004, where she worked as Executive Chef at The Pearl, a stylish boutique hotel. Eva and Ragan returned to Charleston a year later, where she started her private chef service, Wren Culinaire.

As chef at Ted’s Butcherblock, Eva manages the kitchen, writes recipes and menus for our special events and featured menus, and whips up some of the most delicious cuisine we’ve ever tasted. She recently impressed us once again with her homemade ice creams and sorbets, featuring creative flavors and seasonal ingredients. Stop in today to taste what Chef Eva’s got cooking in the kitchen at Ted’s!