#182 - Chefs & Guests - Chef Jordan Anthony-Brown of The Aperture - a podcast by Ray Chmielecki

On this episode of Spoon Mob's Chefs & Guests podcast series, Ray chats with chef/owner Jordan Anthony-Brown of forthcoming Cincinnati restaurant The Aperture about how he first got started cooking, his original career path, moving to New York with no plan, bs’ing his way into a few stages including one with Danny Meyer, moving to D.C., being noncommittal to the restaurant and corporate worlds, the life event that triggered his dive into the culinary arts, cooking on the line at Iron Gate, his thoughts on culinary school, writing for DCist & Edible DC, how he landed in the kitchen at Rose’s Luxury, the time when President Barack Obama came in, moving back home to Cincinnati, when he knew it was time to start working on a restaurant of his own, opening his pop up Elm Street Social Club, his plan & vision for The Aperture, the timeline to opening, the state of the food scene in Cincinnati, answers the question left behind from chef James Anderson of Ray Ray's Meat + Three, and more before taking on the “burning grill” questions! For more on chef Jordan Anthony-Brown & The Aperture, visit spoonmob.com/jordananthonybrown and follow him on Instagram @janthonybrown & @theaperturecinci. Visit theaperturecinci.com for additional details. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1). Audio Editing by @TrackEditPrint. Intro music by @kabbalisticvillage.

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