Chef Info

Executive Chef Layton Roberts

Chef Layton executes all new store openings, menu development, and event development. He has been a valuable member of Cunningham Restaurant Group since 2010 when he was hired to open the popular Mesh on Mass restaurant. He also opened CRG’s Union 50, the only Indiana restaurant in Open Table’s “100 Hottest Restaurants in America.” Chef Layton led the Vida team to receive the AAA Four Diamond award in its first year open. Chef Layton has been instrumental in developing distinctive menus for several other CRG concept restaurants. Trained as a Pastry Chef at Sullivan University in Louisville, Kentucky, Chef Layton’s Southern Indiana roots and rich family tradition serve as the inspiration for his menus. His creativity uses a wide range of techniques and flavors, and drives the vision of Vida. When he finds time from his busy restaurant schedule, Chef Layton can be found barbecuing around the pool and enjoying family time with his wife and daughters.