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Chef Jacob Rios was supposed to become a mechanical engineer. Growing up in Puerto Rico, he was a straight-A student with a passion for mathematics, engineering, and the Air Force. His future seemed certain. Then his parents sold their home, their cars, and walked away from their ...  Show more

Chef Clayton Parrett has spent more than two decades in kitchens, but he still considers himself a student. Growing up in rural South Louisiana, Clayton's earliest education came from the land. Hunting, fishing, livestock, agriculture and eventually working around a slaughterhous ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the ChefJKP Podcast, Kelvin Cheung shares his formative years working in his dad's restaurant and his path into the industry. Kelvin also touches on the challenges of maintaining a work-life balance in the demanding world of hospitality. Despite ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Chef JKP Podcast, Stasha shares her journey from Serbia to the UAE and her vision of serving modern Balkan cuisine. She opens up about the challenges she faced in the hospitality industry and how she turned strangers into friends at her rest ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn this enlightening episode of the Chef JKP podcast, host Chef JKP welcomes Halil Asar, a pioneering figure in the hospitality industry. Halil shares his inspirational journey from his early days in his mother's restaurant to becoming the youngest three-star Mich ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the ChefJKP Podcast, host James Knight-Paccheco interviews Chef Carmine Farovolo. They discuss Carmine's culinary journey, starting from his formative years cooking with his grandmother in Naples to his experiences working with renowned chefs ar ...  Show more