"When people ask me if I’m the chef, my reply is: ‘I’m not the chef, I am the cook.’ So much less pressure." That’s Greg Dusenberry speaking as partner/owner, with his wife, Lori Dickey Dusenberry, of the Inn at Tabbs Creek in Port Haywood.

Although Greg was once a professional chef, at this stage of his life, he calls himself ‘just a cook.’ His ability has not wavered when serving dish after dish of what his guests call gourmet cooking. Greg refers to it as just good country cooking.

A native of North Carolina, Greg graduated from St. Andrews College with a degree in philosophy, but after graduation, he pursued a career in organic gardening on two different farms for seven years. During those years he gained the knowledge of good fresh vegetables, how to grow them, and their best uses, a wisdom he puts into action today. "I love it. I had become a vegetarian while in college and remained so for nine years."

Greg’s love for good f...