Parkhurst Dining Services Inc.

For a Georgia Bulldogs fan, Chef Corey Hayes is a bit off the beaten track. The Athens, GA, native is executive chef for the Parkhurst Dining Services operation at the headquarters and training facility of the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Steelers, Hayes is responsible for daily midweek meals during the season for the Steelers players, coaches and staff. He also serves meals over the offseason to staff who work year-round at the complex. Since the Steelers share the facility with the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team it's the only dual college/pro facility in the country Hayes and his staff of five (plus extras from other nearby Parkhurst operations as needed) also cooks for them. It's a busy schedule from around March to whenever the Steelers end their season, which often isn't until January. The complex remains open over the off-season, and Hayes serves the skeleton crew of around 20 staffers, plus some visitors from nearby government offices. Not bad for a chef who started his career with grocery chain Giant Eagle He went from there to culinary school and worked in commercial restaurants before joining Parkhurst. He worked in Parkhurst units at Bayer Corp. and Carnegie Mellon University before winding up with the Steelers in 2004.