January 2013
Chef Rocco named by Cleveland Magazine as one of 2013s Most Interesting People
October 2012
Crains Cleveland names Chef Rocco Whalen as one 2012s “Top 40 Under 40”
April 2012
Inducted into Mentor Highschool Alumni Hall of Fame
July 10, 2009
Chef Rocco wins Clevelands Top Chef Peoples Choice Award! Fahrenheit’s own Chef Rocco Whalen won the Peoples Choice award at the Top Chef Cleveland competition held as part of the St. John Westshore Festival of the Arts. Rocco beat out Chef Brandt Evans (Blue Canyon Kitchen), Chef Rachel Spieth (Three Birds), and Chef Timothy Stadnik (Giovannis) for the award. The competition was be hosted by Food Networks Tim Allen who also helped crown the winner.