Stefan Bowers has been at the forefront of San Antonio dining for over 15 years. His unique cooking resonates with guests looking for contemporary, thoughtful, flavor-forward plates using disparate flavors. He is most known for opening some of the most seminal and critically acclaimed restaurants in San Antonio, with FEAST, BATTALION, PLAYLAND, and REBELLE.

With a career that began immediately after a five-year stint in the Navy as a Helicopter Search and Rescue Swimmer, Stefan humbly began his journey with a year-long apprenticeship, working under two sisters from Positano, Italy, in San Diego, California. He then went on to work in Houston under multiple celebrated chefs. In 2005, Stefan relocated to San Antonio with his wife, a native San Antonian.

Stefan is the founding chef of Rebelle, with most of the original opening team members still helping to run the kitchen today. His passion for excellent ingredients, inventive plates, and always keeping his guests’ needs in mind has led him to be one of the city’s most approachable and well-known chefs.