Abby Hermanson
A Sidney woman has returned home to pursue her career as a chef. Abby Hermanson, valedictorian of the Sidney High School Class of 2010, has been named the head chef at Betania Ristorante Italiano here.
“We feel very lucky to have Abby running the kitchen and food services,” restaurant owner Russ Wells said. “She picked up on our entrees in just a few days and has made several improvements already. She has a love for food, always cooking with our customers her top priority.”
Abby has begun creating some of her own Italian dishes for the restaurant. Her latest creation is “Snappy Shrimp”, featuring fresh sugar snap peas, zucchini, fresh basil, large steamed shrimp and several other ingredients. Diners can enjoy one of her chef’s specials every Friday evening.
Abby was born in Williston and grew up in Sidney. Her dad, Todd, has operated Hermanson Fencing for 18 years. Her mom, Tammy, is a grade school teacher. Besides being the top student at Sidney High School, Abby was active in basketball, cross county, track, Key Club, Skills USA and National Honor Society.
She started college at NDSU studying architecture. She soon decided, “This is not for me.” She transferred to Wahpeton, still not knowing what she what she wanted to do.
While working part time at a family-owned bar and grill she got excited about the food industry and got into the chef management and training program at school.
Besides work opportunities, her return to Sidney was motivated by wanting to be with her boyfriend, Dylan Wyman. She also wanted to be near her family. “I knew there were places to work here, the money was here and I could be with my friends and family.”
She has worked at Betania’s for over a month.
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